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Meaning of PROMULGATION

Pronunciation:  `prâmul'geyshun

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature"
  2. [n]  the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect
  3. [n]  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"
 
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 Synonyms: proclamation
 
 See Also: act, announcement, annunciation, banns, declaration, handout, human action, human activity, necrology, notice, obit, obituary, press release, proclamation, program, programme, release, statement, walking papers

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pro`mul*ga"tion\, n. [L. promulgatio: cf. F.
promulgation.]
The act of promulgating; publication; open declaration; as,
the promulgation of the gospel. --South.
 
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