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PROMULGATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice
Example:
his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature
Synonyms:
proclamation; promulgation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("promulgation" is a kind of...):
act; deed; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)
Derivation:
promulgate (put a law into effect by formal declaration)
promulgate (state or announce)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("promulgation" is a kind of...):
announcement; annunciation; declaration; proclamation (a formal public statement)
Derivation:
promulgate (put a law into effect by formal declaration)
promulgate (state or announce)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen
Example:
the promulgation was written in English
Synonyms:
announcement; promulgation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("promulgation" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "promulgation"):
advisory (an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat)
banns (a public announcement of a proposed marriage)
handout; press release; release (an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation)
notice (an announcement containing information about an event)
program; programme (an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event)
wanted notice; wanted poster (a public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person)
Instance hyponyms:
Annunciation ((Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ)
Derivation:
promulgate (state or announce)
