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proclamation

noun

Definition of proclamationnext
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 Laugh about that proclamation after Florida’s 66-21 rout of Florida Atlantic, but the Gators have struggled with in-state G6 opponents recently. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The gigantic sinkhole, which formed in the driveway of the Malibu, California, home, is estimated to be up to 30 feet deep, 30 feet wide and 60 feet long, according to a proclamation of a local emergency issued by the City of Malibu. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Rubin’s memory has been honored with a proclamation in Broward County and a portion of Davie Boulevard is named Rubin Stacy Memorial Blvd. — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026 Also over a memorable weekend in Millennium Park, pianist Robert Glasper, trumpeter Ella Grace and a mayoral proclamation. — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for proclamation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proclamation
  1. declaration
  2. decree
  3. statement
  4. directive
Noun
  • But campaigners and researchers say the declaration must now lead to action.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The burial ground was eventually forgotten until at least 2006, when the City of New York placed restrictive declarations on the site to protect those buried there.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of declaration
Noun
  • The decree was group portraits only — none of Holmes alone — with a very specific handful of people who were participating in the shoot.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree on Thursday increasing benefits of his flagship welfare program by 15%, weeks before the first round of the presidential elections.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of decree
Noun
  • President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack in separate statements and expressed sorrow over the deaths.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Khaled Abdul Malek, who testified about being detained and tortured under Alsheikh’s direction, praised the sentence in a statement.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of statement
Noun
  • Anthropic has already experienced such treatment, getting blacklisted by the Department of Defense earlier this year, and then in June being ordered by the government to disable access to two models to comply with an export control directive.
    — Lora Kolodny,Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Following the unveiling of the already impressive prototype in 2017, the storied CEO is said to have given Tesla engineers a directive that the car had to be able to fly, delaying its production by years.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of directive

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“Proclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proclamation. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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