promulgation

noun

Definition of promulgationnext
as in proclamation

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  1. proclamation
  2. declaration
  3. pronouncement
  4. decree
  5. edict
  6. ruling
  7. fiat
  8. signification
Noun
  • Sanders noted that the president’s proclamation, which imposed a partial travel ban on holders of Antigua and Barbuda passports, contained several factual errors.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • And the proclamation sets out the guideposts for how these federal agencies are to manage those lands.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026
Definition of proclamation
Noun
  • Alberto Briseno, a section chief for ICE's Homeland Security Investigations, wrote in a declaration that ICE personnel deleted the file after it was discovered and it was not used for law enforcement purposes.
    — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 17 July 2026
  • The lawsuit seeks a declaration that Harwood broke the site’s Terms of Service and unspecified damages.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of declaration
Noun
  • Vikram-1 had ticked all of its boxes by just 17 minutes after liftoff, leading to a pronouncement from mission control.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 July 2026
  • None of these pronouncements has panned out; some have bordered on delusional.
    — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of pronouncement
Noun
  • Again, no official decree has been handed down from Zurich, but if the stateside TV ratings are anything to go by, a few minutes of commercial intrusiveness per match certainly didn’t seem to cost Fox much in the way of viewership.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 July 2026
  • That decree outlines a list of requirements for the jail to improve medical and mental health care for inmates.
    — Theresa Clift July 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of decree
Noun
  • Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse The highly agile Getty shooter Alan Crowhurst has done us a great favor by bringing concrete cloakroom evidence of the many social and administrative challenges that the (famous) Royal Ascot costume edicts require in order to be properly met.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • The memorandum includes a pledge by Iran to never purchase or construct nuclear weapons — a vow the Islamic Republic has made multiple times before, including by signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, in a religious edict issued by the late supreme leader and in the Obama-era nuclear accord.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Definition of edict
Noun
  • Court rulings on reporter’s privilege have not been favorable.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
  • Kessler made clear that the company is most focused on getting a ruling on a preliminary injunction by early September.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of ruling
Noun
  • While stablecoins promise faster, cheaper cross-border payments, the real challenge lies in navigating complex licensing requirements and integrating with traditional fiat systems.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Baldwin’s position was that the centrality of slavery and racial subjugation in American history could not simply be reversed by legislative fiat.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of fiat
Noun
  • According to Baudrillard, consumption is institutionalized as a signification as well as a social differentiation process.
    — Ayse Binay Kurultay, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026
  • Both artists draw from their Renaissance references to take up the significations of light, mass, and scale.
    — Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
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