Meaning of proclamation in English
Table of contents
Noun
proclamationEtymology
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin proclamatio(n-), from proclamare‘shout out’ (see proclaim)Definitions
1. a formal public statementExamples
- « the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war »
- « a declaration of independence »
Derived terms
- 2. the formal act of proclaiming
Examples
- « giving public notice »
- « his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature »
Derived terms
Famous quotes
- « The arc of American history almost inevitably moves toward freedom. Whether it's Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation, the expansion of women's rights or, now, gay rights, I think there is an almost-inevitable march toward greater civil liberties. » James McGreevey
- « Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is unconcerned with the color of men's skins, emancipation will be a proclamation but not a fact. » Lyndon B. Johnson