proclamation
n. countablen. an official public announcement about something important. It is usually made by a leader or a government to tell everyone about a new law or a big decision.
n. a formal public statement or announcement, especially one regarding a matter of great importance or state policy. Often carries a legal or authoritative weight that distinguishes it from a standard notice.
The king made a proclamation that the war was over.
The mayor issued a formal proclamation declaring the first Monday of October as a city-wide holiday.
Historians often debate the immediate practical impact of the proclamation, noting that while its symbolic power was immense, enforcement remained inconsistent across the distant provinces.
From Middle English proclamacion, from Anglo-Norman and Old French proclamacion, from Late Latin proclāmātiō, from the verb Latin prōclāmō.
Often used with the verbs 'issue', 'make', or 'read'.