declaration

noun

1 they issued a declaration at the close of the talks:

announcement, statement, communication, pronouncement, proclamation, memorandum, bulletin, communiqué, dispatch, report, edict, manifesto;

North American advisory;

in Spanish-speaking countries pronunciamento;

Latin ipse dixit;

informal memo;

rare rescript.

2 Parliament arranged the declaration of war:

proclamation, notification, announcement, revelation, disclosure, broadcasting, promulgation;

archaic annunciation;

rare asseveration.

3 her words were taken as a declaration of faith:

assertion, profession, affirmation, acknowledgement, revelation, disclosure, manifestation, confirmation, proof, testimony, validation, certification, attestation;

pledge, avowal, vow, oath, guarantee, protestation;

rare asseveration, averment, maintenance.

▷antonyms denial.

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