(n.) The act of proclaiming; official or general notice; publication.
(n.) That which is proclaimed, publicly announced, or officially declared; a published ordinance; as, the proclamation of a king; a Thanksgiving proclamation.
Example Sentences:
(1) Canada poised to pass anti-terror legislation despite widespread outrage Read more Among other effects, Alberta’s unexpected revolution casts a shadow over the federal government’s imminent proclamation of sweeping new anti-terrorism legislation , which has provoked opposition from all corners of the political landscape.
(2) That's true of Dawkins' proclamation that "[I] often say Islam [is the] greatest force for evil today."
(3) Some 318 rebels died and 2,217 were wounded; the British army saw 125 killed and 368 wounded; 90 rebels were sentenced to death in an immediate court martial and 15 of those executed, including all seven signatories of the Easter Monday proclamation (the report below erroneously reports that some had been killed in the fighting).
(4) The Ethiopian Mining Proclamation states that the government requests 5% free equity shares with every licensed mining company operating in the country, as well as 35% income tax and 8% royalties.
(5) They were shocked at the king’s proclamations for independence and had tired of his requests that they remove their shoes during royal visits.
(6) Despite constant proclamations surrounding the death of privacy, reports of its demise have been greatly exaggerated.
(7) In 2009, parliament passed the charities and societies proclamation , which placed restrictive regulations on non-government organisations, including limitations on foreign funding.
(8) Obama administration rushes to protect public lands before Trump takes office Read more “The traditional ecological knowledge amassed by the Native Americans whose ancestors inhabited this region, passed down from generation to generation, offers critical insight into the historic and scientific significance of the area,” the president’s proclamation said .
(9) Uneven performance The proclamation by Sir Michael Wilshaw, chief inspector of schools in England, of an "unprecedented improvement" in schools' Ofsted results will have been cheered by many.
(10) • In a presidential proclamation Barack Obama said it was "not enough to reflect with pride on the victories of the civil rights movement".
(11) The Republican president also broke from Barack Obama’s practice of issuing a proclamation in honor of Pride Month.
(12) Historians now tell us that there was a tussle to have women included so pointedly in the proclamation.
(13) Blair, who converted to Catholicism to join the same faith as his wife Cherie, added: "One of the things I loved about meeting such people in office was their unashamed proclamation of their faith."
(14) "They will have had to issue a proclamation in the government gazette specifying it.
(15) He read the proclamation for a new state and held the building until he was forced to evacuate.
(16) Bibi’s zero-tolerance proclamation was the modern equivalent of King Canute standing at the shoreline and commanding the waves to turn back.
(17) However, such a proclamation does not lay out a blueprint for housing the homeless child, or for building safe public transport for the 20-something journalist who works at my magazine.
(18) The governor general did so in a proclamation on Monday, proroguing parliament on 15 April for a new session to begin on 18 April.
(19) Still, I am uncomfortable with all the eulogising that's going on, the strident proclamations that only evil people or dupes could imagine that there is any need for reform.
(20) President Ram Baran Yadav signed the constitution and made the proclamation, setting off a roar of applause from members of the constituent assembly in Kathmandu.
Public
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; -- opposed to private; as, the public treasury.
(a.) Open to the knowledge or view of all; general; common; notorious; as, public report; public scandal.
(a.) Open to common or general use; as, a public road; a public house.
(n.) The general body of mankind, or of a nation, state, or community; the people, indefinitely; as, the American public; also, a particular body or aggregation of people; as, an author's public.
(n.) A public house; an inn.
Example Sentences:
(1) A former Labour minister, Nicholas Brown, said the public were frightened they "were going to be spied on" and that "illegally obtained" information would find its way to the public domain.
(2) For some time now, public opinion polls have revealed Americans' strong preference to live in comparatively small cities, towns, and rural areas rather than in large cities.
(3) Biden will meet with representatives from six gun groups on Thursday, including the NRA and the Independent Firearms Owners Association, which are both publicly opposed to stricter gun-control laws.
(4) Consensual but rationally weak criteria devised to extract inferences of causality from such results confirm the generic inadequacy of epidemiology in this area, and are unable to provide definitive scientific support to the perceived mandate for public health action.
(5) I said: ‘Apologies for doing this publicly, but I did try to get a meeting with you, and I couldn’t even get a reply.’ And then I had a massive go at him – about everything really, from poverty to uni fees to NHS waiting times.” She giggles again.
(6) The prospectus revealed he has an agreement with Dorsey to vote his shares, which expires when the company goes public in November.
(7) Whittingdale also defended the right of MPs to use privilege to speak out on public interest matters.
(8) 8.47pm: Cameron says he believes Britain's best days lie ahead and that he believes in public service.
(9) It is entirely proper for serving judges to set out the arguments in high-profile cases to help public understanding of the legal issues, as long as it is done in an even-handed way.
(10) A key way of regaining public trust will be reforming the system of remuneration as agreed by the G20.
(11) The last 10 years have seen increasing use of telephone surveys in public health research.
(12) They have actively intervened with governments, and particularly so in Africa.” José Luis Castro, president and chief executive officer of Vital Strategies, an organisation that promotes public health in developing countries, said: “The danger of tobacco is not an old story; it is the present.
(13) Neal’s evidence to the committee said Future Fund staff were not subject to the public service bargaining framework, which links any pay rise to productivity increases and caps rises at 1.5%.
(14) Fringe 2009 also welcomes back Aussie standup Jim Jeffries , whose jokes include: "Women to me are like public toilets.
(15) The fall of a tyrant is usually the cause of popular rejoicing followed by public vengeance.
(16) True, Syria subsequently disarmed itself of chemical weapons, but this was after the climbdown on bombing had shown western public opinion had no appetite for another war of choice.
(17) This is not an argument for the status quo: teaching must be given greater priority within HE, but the flipside has to be an understanding on the part of students, ministers, officials, the public and the media that academics (just like politicians) cannot make everyone happy all of the time.
(18) Eighty people, including the outspoken journalist Pravit Rojanaphruk from the Nation newspaper and the former education minister Chaturon Chaisaeng, who was publicly arrested on Tuesday, remain in detention.
(19) Chris Jefferies, who has been arrested in connection with the murder of landscape architect Joanna Yeates , was known as a flamboyant English teacher at Clifton College, a co-ed public school.
(20) They derive from publications of the National Insurance Institute for Occupational Accidents (INAIL) and refer to the Italian and Umbrian situation.