promulgation

noun

Definition of promulgationnext
as in proclamation

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Recent Examples of promulgation Indeed, our public institutions encourage the promulgation of private paperwork. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 From at least this point on—if not earlier, given the promulgation of the Golden Bull—the Holy Roman Empire was an explicitly German state divorced from its historical connection to the papacy. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promulgation
  1. proclamation
  2. declaration
  3. pronouncement
  4. decree
  5. edict
  6. ruling
  7. fiat
  8. signification
Noun
  • Before Lincoln’s 1863 proclamation, it was largely left to individual states when—or even if—to celebrate Thanksgiving.
    — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 30, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
  • More than 120 National Guard members were activated, part of roughly 400 statewide after the governor issued an emergency proclamation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of proclamation
Noun
  • In a rare sign of unity within Kosovo's fractured legislative assembly, lawmakers earlier this week unanimously condemned the war crimes verdicts in a declaration.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The lawsuit says the Pentagon used an emergency declaration to bypass notice requirements, as some affected voters prepare to cast ballots in November.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of declaration
Noun
  • Miss Clearman seemed to cast some kind of spell with her pronouncement, ordain the certainty of that future August afternoon.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • This would not be the first time that pronouncement has been made in Variety.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of pronouncement
Noun
  • The second decree was intended to make residential leases automatically renewable by tenants.
    — JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The center-right Basque party and the tiny Coalición Canaria, whose support the government also needed, also voted against the second decree after backing the first one.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of decree
Noun
  • The edict is to transform the operating model when the market fundamentally shifts so the company can thrive in a changing environment.
    — Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The film by and large follows the edicts of Iranian neorealism, with unobtrusive observations and a naturalistic soundscape.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of edict
Noun
  • Both residents and politicians fear the court ruling would tarnish Kosovo's independence struggle.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • As the only Supreme Court case to date involving censorship in school libraries, Pico, while a limited ruling, did set out general guidelines still used today.
    — Susan Farrell, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of ruling
Noun
  • Moral judgment is not a matter of timeless fiats, even were they proclaimed by the Lord of Hosts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Stablecoin payments still depend on liquidity, conversion, regulation, custody and access to fiat infrastructure.
    — Ozan Ozerk, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 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
Definition of signification

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“Promulgation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promulgation. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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