Synonyms for

Proclamation

Verb / ˌprɑ:klʌˈmeɪʃʌn / Another word for proclamation — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

a formal public statement or announcement, especially one made by a person in authority

Synonyms & similar words

annunciation announcement promulgation declaration announcement declaration edict manifesto notice pronouncement statement decree assertion publication bulletin communiqué message dispatch advice warning dictum command mandate instruction

Synonyms by register

Formal

declaration announcement edict decree

Informal

announcement notice word

Literary

pronouncement manifesto

Antonyms

concealment suppression silence privation obscurity hush

Common collocations

  • royal proclamation
  • public proclamation
  • official proclamation
  • presidential proclamation
  • emergency proclamation
  • issue a proclamation
  • read a proclamation

Word family

noun proclamation
verb proclaim
adjective proclamatory

Usage note

A proclamation is a formal public announcement. It is often used for official declarations by governments or authorities.

Example sentences

  1. The mayor's proclamation declared it 'Hometown Heroes Day'.
  2. The king's proclamation announced a new tax on the citizens.
  3. The teacher read a proclamation about the importance of recycling.
  4. The president issued a proclamation recognizing National Small Business Week.
  5. The governor's proclamation declared a state of emergency.

Quotes

  • We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. (The Declaration of Independence)
  • I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.' (Martin Luther King Jr.)
  • Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. (Abraham Lincoln)

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