proclamation
noun/ˌprɒkləˈmeɪʃn/
/ˌprɑːkləˈmeɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable]- an official statement about something important that is made to the public; the act of making an official statement
- The King issued a proclamation dissolving Parliament.
- Restrictions governing building in London were first issued by royal proclamation.
- The government restricted the use of water by proclamation.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- official
- presidential
- public
- …
- issue
- make
- sign
- …
- announce something
- declare something
- by proclamation
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin proclamatio(n-), from proclamare ‘shout out’, from pro- ‘forth’ + clamare ‘to shout’.
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