Thesaurus results for PROCLAMATION

proclamation

noun

Definition of proclamation

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 The discord comes after Trump on Monday signed proclamations imposing additional 50% tariffs on certain goods from Canada. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 22 July 2026 Last season was a microcosm of the shifting landscape in college football, which has undermined the SEC's arguments and proclamations of superiority. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 About 37 of the force gathered around the supervisors, some with their four-legged canine partners, to hear words of appreciation and receive proclamations marking their remarkable, life-saving service. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 21 July 2026 Vast swaths of time unfold in mere voiceover, and some investigations and proclamations feel repetitive, as the film reinforces its point ad nauseam. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for proclamation

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In Rome, Maria Ressa, a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a co-rapporteur for the declaration, said that the world has already experienced its Trinity Test moment with AI.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
These mutual declarations of victory ultimately could not save the memorandum.

— Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026

Definition of declaration

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Mehmet Fatih Cicekli, the governor of Ardahan province in eastern Turkey, was removed from his post on July 17 by a presidential decree signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

— Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Although Iran hasn't focused in recent years on the decree, it was never rescinded.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of decree

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Two weeks earlier, Anthropic had to disable access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models to comply with an export control directive that was issued by the Commerce Department.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 20 July 2026
Sachin Sharma, a deputy commissioner of police, said Wangchuk’s hospitalization was carried out following medical advice and a court directive.

— Aijaz Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

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