declaration

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/ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

formal, solemn

ringing

The president's ringing declaration of independence inspired millions of citizens across the nation.

joint | unilateral | public

VERB + DECLARATION

issue, make

The company made a declaration that it would stop using plastic packaging by next year.

adopt, sign

The government signed a declaration promising to protect endangered species.

PREP

~ about/on

The government issued a declaration about new environmental policies yesterday.

~ of

The government made a declaration of independence after years of political struggle.

Definitions

noun

An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.

The weather was not tempting enough to draw the two others from their pencil and their book, in spite of Marianne's declaration that the day would be lastingly fair […].

Specifically, a declaration of love.

I went to Miss Mills's, fraught with a declaration.

He blushed a great deal when the others chaffed him for his obvious preference. He made the first declaration in his life to Fräulein Hedwig, but unfortunately it was an accident […].

A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.

The act or process of declaring.

The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a formal expression by a meeting

noun — a formal public statement

noun — (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setti

contract

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The weather was not tempting enough to draw the two others from their pencil and their book, in spite of Marianne's declaration that the day would be lastingly fair […].

Wiktionary

I went to Miss Mills's, fraught with a declaration.

Wiktionary

He blushed a great deal when the others chaffed him for his obvious preference. He made the first declaration in his life to Fräulein Hedwig, but unfortunately it was an accident […].

Wiktionary

A customs declaration is required.

Tatoeba · #20816

Please fill out the Customs Declaration Form.

Tatoeba · #272083

You can say that the circumstances were thus in the period leading up to the declaration of war.

Tatoeba · #273145

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, declaration is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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