pronouncement

[ pruh-nouns-muhnt ]

noun

1. a formal or authoritative statement.
2. an opinion or decision.
3. act of pronouncing.

pronouncement

/ prəˈnaʊnsmənt /

noun

1. an official or authoritative statement or announcement
2. the act of pronouncing, declaring, or uttering formally

Other Words From

• prepro·nouncement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pronouncement¹

First recorded in 1585–95; pronounce + -ment

Example Sentences

Since his star began to rise with Trump, after he dropped out of the presidential race in August and threw his support to the Republican, Kennedy has made a succession of pronouncements about his plans.

From Science Magazine

The peso slumped to a two-year low Wednesday against the dollar amid fears that Trump will follow through on his tariff pronouncements.

From Los Angeles Times

“We’re going to come out of this election and we’re going to make all kind of pronouncements about what this country is, and what this world is,” Stewart shared with the late-night audience.

From Salon

Stewart reiterated that the lessons that pundits take away from these results and the pronouncements they make with certainty “will be wrong.”

From Los Angeles Times

But the apocalyptic tone and hard-line policy prescriptions in the two private speeches go further than his earlier pronouncements.

From Salon

Related Words

• advertisement
• announcement
• decree
• edict
• judgment
• proclamation