- announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration - a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"
--1 is a kind of statement
--1 has particulars: edict; promulgationDerived form: verb announce2 - announcement, promulgation - a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"
--2 is a kind of statement
--2 has particulars:Annunciation; banns; handout, press release, release; notice; obituary, obit, necrology; program, programme; wanted notice, wanted poster Derived form: verb announce2