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Princeton's WordNet

  1. announcement, promulgationnoun

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

    "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"

  2. promulgationnoun

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

  3. proclamation, promulgationnoun

    the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice

    "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature"

Wiktionary

  1. promulgationnoun

    the act of promulgating or announcing something, especially a proclamation announcing a new law.

  2. Etymology: From promulgatio.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Promulgationnoun

    Publication; open exhibition.

    Etymology: promulgatio, Lat. from promulgate.

    The stream and current of this rule hath gone as far, it hath continued as long as the very promulgation of the gospel. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 42.

    The very promulgation of the punishment will be part of the punishment, and anticipate the execution. South.

Wikipedia

  1. Promulgation

    Promulgation is the formal proclamation or the declaration that a new statutory or administrative law is enacted after its final approval. In some jurisdictions, this additional step is necessary before the law can take effect. After a new law is approved, it is announced to the public through the publication of government gazettes and/or on official government websites. National laws of extraordinary importance to the public may be announced by the head of state or head of government on a national broadcast. Local laws are usually announced in local newspapers and published in bulletins or compendia of municipal regulations.

ChatGPT

  1. promulgation

    Promulgation is the act of formally announcing, proclaiming, or publicly declaring a new statutory or administrative law or rule after its enactment. It often involves ensuring that the law or regulation is known to the public, with the intent of enforcing it.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Promulgationnoun

    the act of promulgating; publication; open declaration; as, the promulgation of the gospel

  2. Etymology: [L. promulgatio: cf. F. promulgation.]

Wikidata

  1. Promulgation

    Promulgation is the act of formally proclaiming or declaring a new statutory or administrative law after its enactment. In some jurisdictions, this additional step is necessary before the law can take effect. After a new law is approved, it is announced to the public through the publication of the text of the law in a government periodical and/or on official websites. National laws of extraordinary importance to the public may be announced by the head of state on a national broadcast. Local laws are usually announced in the local newspapers and published in bulletins or compendia of municipal regulations.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. promulgation

    The act of promulgating; publication; open declaration; as, the promulgation of the sentence of a court-martial.

Editors Contribution

  1. Promulgation

    not to be confused with tirition, the form of the dissemination of Astronism through modern means of advertising and marketing. Essentially, the functions and methodologies propelling the commercialisation of Astronism.


    Submitted by AstronistInstitution on September 7, 2019  


  2. Promulgation

    the tradition and collection of operations of public marketing and advertising of Astronism by its proprietor, the Astronist Institution.


    Submitted by AstronistInstitution on April 21, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of promulgation in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of promulgation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of promulgation in a Sentence

  1. Judge Ralph Erickson:

    It appears likely that the EPA has violated its congressional grant of authority in its promulgation of the rule.

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