Promulgation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen

the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˌɑːməlɡˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˌɒməlɡˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˌɒməlɡˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹˌɑːməlɡˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the announcement appeared in the local newspaper
the promulgation was written in English
his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

announcement proclamation

Parts of Speech

noun	a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen “the announcement appeared in the local newspaper”
noun	the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect
noun	the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice “his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature”

Word Forms

announce	verb	announce publicly or officially
promulgate	verb	state or announce
proclaim	verb	declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verkündung

eine öffentliche Erklärung, die Informationen über ein Ereignis enthält, das stattgefunden hat oder stattfinden wird

🇪🇸Spanish

promulgación

una declaración pública que contiene información sobre un evento que ha sucedido o va a suceder

🇮🇹Italian

promulgazione

una dichiarazione pubblica contenente informazioni su un evento che è accaduto o sta per accadere

🇳🇱Dutch

afkondiging

een openbare verklaring met informatie over een gebeurtenis die heeft plaatsgevonden of gaat plaatsvinden

🇵🇹Portuguese

promulgação

uma declaração pública contendo informações sobre um evento que aconteceu ou vai acontecer

🇷🇺Russian

обнародование

публичное заявление, содержащее информацию о событии, которое произошло или должно произойти

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रचार

एक सार्वजनिक बयान जिसमें किसी घटना के बारे में जानकारी होती है जो घटित हुई है या होने वाली है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রচার

ঘটেছে বা ঘটতে চলেছে এমন একটি ঘটনা সম্পর্কে তথ্য সম্বলিত একটি পাবলিক বিবৃতি

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரகடனம்

நடந்த அல்லது நடக்கவிருக்கும் ஒரு நிகழ்வைப் பற்றிய தகவல்களைக் கொண்ட பொது அறிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రకటన

జరిగిన లేదా జరగబోయే సంఘటన గురించి సమాచారాన్ని కలిగి ఉన్న పబ్లిక్ స్టేట్‌మెంట్

🇮🇳Marathi

जाहीर करणे

घडलेल्या किंवा घडणार असलेल्या घटनेबद्दल माहिती असलेले सार्वजनिक विधान

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રચાર

એક જાહેર નિવેદન કે જે ઘટના બની છે અથવા બનવા જઈ રહી છે તે વિશેની માહિતી ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಘೋಷಣೆ

ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಭವಿಸಲಿರುವ ಘಟನೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിളംബരം

സംഭവിച്ചതോ സംഭവിക്കാൻ പോകുന്നതോ ആയ ഒരു സംഭവത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള വിവരങ്ങൾ അടങ്ങിയ ഒരു പൊതു പ്രസ്താവന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਲਾਨ

ਇੱਕ ਜਨਤਕ ਬਿਆਨ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸੇ ਘਟਨਾ ਬਾਰੇ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਵਾਪਰੀ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਣ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اعلان

ایک عوامی بیان جس میں کسی ایسے واقعے کے بارے میں معلومات ہوں جو ہوا ہے یا ہونے والا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

颁布

包含有关已发生或即将发生的事件的信息的公开声明

🇯🇵Japanese

公布

起こった、またはこれから起こる出来事についての情報を含む公的声明

🇰🇷Korean

공포

이미 일어났거나 앞으로 일어날 사건에 대한 정보가 포함된 공개 성명

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ban hành

một tuyên bố công khai có chứa thông tin về một sự kiện đã xảy ra hoặc sẽ xảy ra

🇹🇭Thai

การประกาศใช้

คำแถลงสาธารณะที่มีข้อมูลเกี่ยวกับเหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้นหรือกำลังจะเกิดขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengumuman

pernyataan publik yang berisi informasi tentang suatu peristiwa yang telah terjadi atau akan terjadi

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapahayag

isang pampublikong pahayag na naglalaman ng impormasyon tungkol sa isang kaganapan na nangyari o magaganap

🇲🇾Malay

pengisytiharan

kenyataan awam yang mengandungi maklumat tentang peristiwa yang telah berlaku atau akan berlaku

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نشر

بيان عام يحتوي على معلومات حول حدث وقع أو سيحدث

🇮🇷Persian

اعلان

بیانیه عمومی حاوی اطلاعاتی درباره رویدادی که اتفاق افتاده یا قرار است رخ دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

ilan

gerçekleşmiş veya gerçekleşecek bir olay hakkında bilgi içeren bir kamu açıklaması

🇮🇱Hebrew

פִּרסוּם

הצהרה פומבית המכילה מידע על אירוע שקרה או עומד להתרחש

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