pronouncement

noun

pro·​nounce·​ment prə-ˈnau̇n(t)s-mənt 

1

: a usually formal declaration of opinion

2

: an authoritative announcement

Examples of pronouncement in a Sentence

He made some important pronouncements on government policy.

Recent Examples on the Web

Each is the other’s out-of-region game-changer, a factor that must play into the calculations of all other players… Give Ghani a Chance After years of broken promises, there is reason to believe that the pronouncements about a better U.S.–Afghan future deserve the benefit of the doubt. —Jonah Blank, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024

Newsom finally delivered last week — without his customary grand pronouncement. —George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024

But in theory, the probation department is supposed to get a window into your entire personal, familial, and financial history before making a pronouncement on what the sentence should be, and giving that recommendation to the judge. —ABC News, 2 June 2024

But initially the sweeping statement (once it was cured of God) was the poem’s pronouncement. —Adam Moss, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

pronouncement

noun

pro·​nounce·​ment prə-ˈnau̇n(t)-smənt 

: an official or solemn statement or announcement