- 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 proclaim1 - proclamation, promulgation - the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature"
--2 is a kind of act, human action, human activity
Derived forms: verb proclaim1, verb proclaim2