noun
1. the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect
• Derivationally related forms: ↑promulgate
• Hypernyms: ↑announcement, ↑proclamation, ↑annunciation, ↑declaration
2. the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice
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his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature
• Syn: ↑proclamation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑promulgate, ↑proclaim (for: ↑proclamation)
• Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑deed, ↑human action, ↑human activity
3. a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen
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the announcement appeared in the local newspaper
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the promulgation was written in English
• Syn: ↑announcement
• Derivationally related forms: ↑promulgate, ↑announce (for: ↑announcement)
• Hypernyms: ↑statement
• Hyponyms:
↑advisory, ↑banns, ↑handout, ↑press release, ↑release, ↑notice, ↑program, ↑programme, ↑wanted notice, ↑wanted poster
• Instance Hyponyms: ↑Annunciation
Useful english dictionary. 2012.