communiqué

noun

com·​mu·​ni·​qué kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā How to pronounce communiqué (audio) -ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā How to pronounce communiqué (audio)

Examples of communiqué in a Sentence

a White House communiqué
Recent Examples on the Web The communique then went on to point out that due to such delays, investors’ children may age out during the long wait. Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 The European Union will purchase 300 million euros ($331 million) of military equipment for Ukraine with profits from frozen Russian assets, the French ministry of defense said in a Sept. 6 communique. Katya Soldak, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 The Chinese military exercises coincide with a NATO summit in Washington, where a draft communique says China has become a decisive enabler of Russia’s war effort in Ukraine and Beijing continues to pose systemic challenges to Europe and to security. Reuters, NBC News, 11 July 2024 But the communique gave little detail on what measures could be rolled out on those fronts. Laura He, CNN, 19 July 2024 While the final resolution has yet to be released — and is expected in the coming days — the initial communique called for boosting domestic tech and achieving the full-year economic targets. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 19 July 2024 There was no mention of currency issues in the joint communique and no criticism from Trump on the yen or any other trade issue at their joint press conference. Richard Katz, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2017 This week’s communique, however, means that NATO as a whole has come into line with Washington’s view. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 11 July 2024 Keeping the key rate at 10.5% came as no surprise, though the post-decision communique’s relatively mild tone raised a few eyebrows. Craig Stirling, Fortune, 23 June 2024

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Word History

Etymology

French, from past participle of communiquer to communicate, from Latin communicare

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of communiqué was in 1852

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Cite this Entry

“Communiqué.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communiqu%C3%A9. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

communiqué

noun
com·​mu·​ni·​qué kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā How to pronounce communiqué (audio) -ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā How to pronounce communiqué (audio)
Etymology

French, literally, "something communicated"

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