declaration
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
an official or public statement that tells people about a decision or a fact.
a formal or explicit statement or announcement, often carrying official weight or authority.
Simple“The government made a formal declaration of war against the invading army.”
In context“The council issued a formal declaration of intent to preserve the historic district, effectively halting all pending demolition permits.”
Synonyms - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
a written list of items you have, usually for taxes or travel.
a formal statement of goods or income for the assessment of duty or tax.
Simple“You must sign a customs declaration when you enter the country with expensive gifts.”
In context“Failure to provide an accurate declaration of assets during the bankruptcy proceedings resulted in severe financial penalties for the corporation.”
- 03 C1 Advanced
a piece of code that tells a computer a name or variable exists.
a statement that specifies the properties of an identifier, such as a variable or function, without necessarily defining its value.
Simple“The programmer forgot the variable declaration, so the code would not run.”
In context“In many strongly typed languages, a clear declaration of the data type is required before the variable can be used in any logical operations.”
Synonyms - 04 C1 Advanced
a serious and open statement of your romantic feelings for someone.
an explicit and emphatic assertion of romantic feelings or devotion.
Simple“He surprised her with a sudden declaration of his undying love.”
In context“The novel reaches its climax when the protagonist finally makes a passionate declaration of his affections in the rain.”
Synonymsconfessionavowal
“On Thursday, the Saudi Ministry of Defence announced that 15 countries have signed a declaration, 13 of which have fully joined the coalition so far.”
“The Reform leader did not attend the result declaration, with his party saying the police had advised against it.”
From Middle English declaration, declaracion, declaracioun, from Old French declaration (French déclaration), from Latin dēclārātiōnem, accusative of Latin dēclārātiō.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.