as in declaration
a statement made publically
The government issued a proclamation granting all workers the right to parental leave.
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Recent Examples of proclamation
The one vote against the proclamation came from Board Chair Kathryn Barger, who warned that the county’s action could provoke legal consequences.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The White House, in a statement, also directed NPR to the text of the president's proclamation — which would allow the Department of Homeland Security to grant exceptions to the fee.
—Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
There’s no feigned seriousness, no proclamations of honesty.
—T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
In 2021, then-President Joe Biden issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples Day.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The White House, in a statement, also directed NPR to the text of the president's proclamation — which would allow the Department of Homeland Security to grant exceptions to the fee.
—Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
There’s no feigned seriousness, no proclamations of honesty.
—T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
In 2021, then-President Joe Biden issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples Day.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proclamation
Noun
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After the pair almost miss each other in a quintessential rom-com elevator-chase scene, the pair find each other standing outside of Los Angeles' Urban Lights, where Noah makes a romantic declaration to Joanne.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Statue of Liberty stands in our harbor, not as a decoration, but as a declaration of our values and the promise of America.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What’s more, after the Velvet Revolution of 1989, Czechs who had their property seized by the state were allowed to reclaim much of it through a restitution system – but not ethnic Germans who lost it under the post-war Benes decrees.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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The violence reached such a fever pitch that in April 1932, the federal government banned the SA through an emergency decree.—
Time,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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On the day of her murder, her daughter and grandchildren arrived at her residence and grew concerned at the circumstances, per the prosecutor's office statement.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The virtual exercise platform Peloton made a similar statement earlier this month, announcing a partnership with menopause care platform Respin to launch a study on how exercise impacts women’s menopausal symptoms in midlife.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Andrew became a prince automatically at birth, as the son of the then reigning monarch, and that status can only be changed if King Charles issues a directive known as a Letters Patent.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Last week, the Administration also came under fire for a directive that expanded the definition of domestic terrorism indicators to include a wide range of political beliefs, including ideological markers such as anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism and anti-Christianity.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Proclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proclamation. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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