Proclamation: meaning, example and synonyms
Proclamationn. An official public announcement of something important.
Example
The council's proclamation, read aloud in every village square, declared that the newly repaired aqueduct would supply water free of charge for a full year.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Synonyms
- announcement, declaration, decree, pronouncement
- Antonyms
- silence, secrecy, suppression
- Memory tip
- PRO (forth) + CLAIM: to claim something loudly in public.
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Check yourself: Proclamation in context
The king's ______, posted on church doors throughout the realm, announced that the harvest tax would be suspended for the duration of the famine.
Answer: proclamation. An official public announcement posted across the realm is a proclamation. discrepancy (a mismatch), encryption (coding data so it can't be read) and memento (a keepsake) don't fit this context.
On the anniversary of the town's founding, the mayor issued a formal ______ declaring the day a public holiday and inviting all residents to the riverside celebration.
Answer: proclamation. A formal public declaration of a holiday is a proclamation. surveillance (close observation), recurrence (a repeat occurrence) and memento (a keepsake) don't fit this context.