pronunciamento

[ pruh-nuhn-see-uh-men-toh, -shee-uh- ]

noun

, plural pro·nun·ci·a·men·tos.

1. a proclamation; manifesto; edict.

pronunciamento

/ prəˌnʌnsɪəˈmɛntəʊ /

noun

1. an edict, proclamation, or manifesto, esp one issued by rebels in a Spanish-speaking country
2. an authoritarian announcement

Word History and Origins

Origin of pronunciamento¹

1825–35; < Spanish pronunciamiento < Latin prōnūntiā ( re ) to pronounce + -mentum -ment

Word History and Origins

Origin of pronunciamento¹

C19: from Spanish: pronouncement

Example Sentences

Hence, you get silly and smug pronunciamentos, such as Ohio State University’s that “there are no ‘two sides’ to racism.”

From Washington Post

With votes at stake, with polls changing almost hourly, it is only natural that politicians and their close supporters provide a nearly endless stream of pronunciamentos rife with contradictions.

From Wall Street Journal

From these pronunciamentos, you might deduce that Steward was a little depressed.

From New York Times

"He would come on the set and make big pronunciamentos, and I would chuckle at him."

From Los Angeles Times

“My Struggle” all but announces that goal in its provocative title, which mocks the preening and pronunciamentos of many memoirists, not least the man who used the title first.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• commandment
• decree
• directive
• injunction
• judgment
• mandate
• precept
• proclamation
• regulation
• ruling
• statute