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.
Recent Examples on the Web
There aren’t too many occasions of formal pronouncements in one’s life.
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Julia Cho, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2024
Now as the money has dried up and many tech start-ups grapple with a downturn, investors are pickier, customers are warier of bold claims and employees are more suspicious of founder pronouncements.
—Erin Griffith, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
The saga of mobilizing those frozen assets to help Ukraine in some ways captures the mood in Europe, as bold pronouncements about stopping Putin and standing with Ukraine until victory come up against the grim realities of the war.
—Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Some also theorize that an aging product line coupled with a steady stream of controversial pronouncements by Tesla’s Musk have turned off consumers — particularly in Democratic-heavy counties where EVs are most popular.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
In his speech, Biden leads us through the greatest hits of Donald Trump’s autocratic pronouncements.
—Richard K. Sherwin, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024
Each spring break season, the city has responded with a beefed-up police presence, zero-tolerance warnings and public pronouncements that Miami Beach is fed up with spring break crowds and violence.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
These phenomena explain the finding of the second report that employers haven’t shaken their preferences for college graduates, despite public pronouncements to the contrary.
—Preston Cooper, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Masks required signs dotted store windows, before they were eventually replaced by softer pronouncements such as masks recommended and masks welcome.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 29 Feb. 2024
Julia Cho, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2024
Now as the money has dried up and many tech start-ups grapple with a downturn, investors are pickier, customers are warier of bold claims and employees are more suspicious of founder pronouncements.
—Erin Griffith, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
The saga of mobilizing those frozen assets to help Ukraine in some ways captures the mood in Europe, as bold pronouncements about stopping Putin and standing with Ukraine until victory come up against the grim realities of the war.
—Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Some also theorize that an aging product line coupled with a steady stream of controversial pronouncements by Tesla’s Musk have turned off consumers — particularly in Democratic-heavy counties where EVs are most popular.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
In his speech, Biden leads us through the greatest hits of Donald Trump’s autocratic pronouncements.
—Richard K. Sherwin, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024
Each spring break season, the city has responded with a beefed-up police presence, zero-tolerance warnings and public pronouncements that Miami Beach is fed up with spring break crowds and violence.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
These phenomena explain the finding of the second report that employers haven’t shaken their preferences for college graduates, despite public pronouncements to the contrary.
—Preston Cooper, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Masks required signs dotted store windows, before they were eventually replaced by softer pronouncements such as masks recommended and masks welcome.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Pronouncement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronouncement. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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pronouncement
noun
pro·nounce·ment
prə-ˈnau̇n(t)-smənt
: an official or solemn statement or announcement
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