pronouncement
noun
pro·nounce·ment
prə-ˈnau̇n(t)s-mənt 
1
: a usually formal declaration of opinion
2
: an authoritative announcement
Examples of pronouncement in a Sentence
He made some important pronouncements on government policy.
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Since becoming health secretary in February, Mr. Kennedy has made few high-profile pronouncements on vaccine policy, with the exception of his tepid endorsement of the measles shots in response to the outbreak in Texas that has killed two children and one adult.
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Christina Jewett, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The executive order banning trans and gender-neutral passports is only one of the anti-trans pronouncements that Trump has made during his first few months in office.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
Slapping down Putin should mean something, but that pronouncement, like everything Trump utters, is undercut by him spouting nonsense, including about a third term, which his press secretary laughed off yesterday.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Military Pullback in Europe Militarily, Trump could rescind the large presence the U.S. military has for decades maintained in Europe without making formal pronouncements about NATO.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
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Christina Jewett, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The executive order banning trans and gender-neutral passports is only one of the anti-trans pronouncements that Trump has made during his first few months in office.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
Slapping down Putin should mean something, but that pronouncement, like everything Trump utters, is undercut by him spouting nonsense, including about a third term, which his press secretary laughed off yesterday.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Military Pullback in Europe Militarily, Trump could rescind the large presence the U.S. military has for decades maintained in Europe without making formal pronouncements about NATO.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Pronouncement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronouncement. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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pronouncement
noun
pro·nounce·ment
prə-ˈnau̇n(t)-smənt
: an official or solemn statement or announcement
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