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proclamation
[ prok-luh-mey-shuhn ]
Other Words From
- reproc·la·mation noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of proclamation1
Example Sentences
Vintage Trump, complete with all the props: The ranting about the Democrats’ supposed perfidies, the proclamation of a new Golden Age and the adoring families of the victims of violence perpetrated by undocumented migrants.
Forget add-on events, one-off proclamations and trainings aimed at changing hearts and minds.
Such is the reality of President Donald Trump's mass deportation plans, actualized by the executive orders and proclamations he signed during his first week in office to tamp down irregular crossings at the southern border.
That proclamation caused confusion at the Kennedy Center, which noted in a statement at the time that it had not received any warning of changes.
Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a disaster proclamation to expedite wildfire debris disposal, allowing state environmental regulators to temporarily suspend solid waste disposal rules and permit these landfills to accept wildfire debris.
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What does proclamation mean?
A proclamation is an official announcement made in public.
Proclamation is the noun form of the verb proclaim, meaning to announce or declare something in an official or formal manner. Proclamations are typically made by public officials.
Like the similar word announcement, proclamation is often used with the verb make.
Example: The mayor called a press conference to issue a proclamation declaring an official citywide day of celebration for the new champions of baseball.
Where does proclamation come from?
The first records of proclamation come from the 1300s. It comes from the Latin word prōclāmātiōnem, from the verb prōclāmāre, meaning “to proclaim.”
Proclamation is most often used in an official government context, and proclamations are typically made by a person in a position of authority. In the past, proclamations were issued by kings and queens and often constituted a new law—picture a royal herald reading from a scroll. The most famous proclamation in the history of the United States is the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, in which President Abraham Lincoln officially declared that the people enslaved in the territories rebelling against the Union were “forever free.”
While most proclamations made today in the U.S. are by government officials, they often don’t carry much weight. In many cases, an official government announcement called a proclamation is essentially symbolic, especially when it’s issued to recognize a person’s contributions to a city or to commemorate an event. Such proclamations often use words like whereas or be it resolved.
Proclamation is sometimes used in a casual and humorous way that’s intended to imply the kind of authority held by a government leader or monarch, as in Let it be known that I’m making the proclamation that the leftovers in the fridge are mine and mine alone, and violation of this sacred contract is punishable by death.
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What are some other forms related to proclamation?
- re-proclamation (noun)
- pronouncement (noun)
- proclaim (verb)
What are some synonyms for proclamation?
What are some words that share a root or word element with proclamation?
What are some words that often get used in discussing proclamation?
How is proclamation used in real life?
Proclamation is most commonly associated with the kind of formal announcements made by government officials or politicians—or, historically, by kings or queens or their royal heralds. For that reason, it is sometimes used humorously to suggest that the person speaking has such authority.
Happy #WorldAutismDay and thank you @cityofokc and @davidfholt for this proclamation! 💙🧩 pic.twitter.com/xT4ClcjhWz
— Oklahoma Autism Center Foundation (@OKACFoundation) April 2, 2020
Proclamation against breaking or defacing monuments of antiquity, by Elizabeth I, 19 September 1560. From archives of the College of Arms pic.twitter.com/q7kgElScbb
— Peter O'Donoghue (@yorkherald) April 2, 2020
the queen has made a proclamation! https://t.co/FAQAlUxonf
— Nanning Bee (@NanningBee) July 28, 2018
Try using proclamation!
Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of proclamation?
A. announcement
B. decree
C. secret
D. pronouncement
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