- 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"
--1 is a kind of statement
--1 has particulars:Annunciation; banns; handout, press release, release; notice; obituary, obit, necrology; program, programme; wanted notice, wanted poster Derived form: verb promulgate1 - promulgation - the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect
--2 is a kind of announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration
Derived forms: verb promulgate2, verb promulgate1 - proclamation, promulgation - the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature"
--3 is a kind of act, human action, human activity
Derived forms: verb promulgate2, verb promulgate1