Promulgate (Verb)
Meaning 1
State or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The government will promulgate the new policy next week in a public address.
- She stood up to promulgate the benefits of a vegan diet to the audience.
- The company will promulgate their decision on the acquisition in the upcoming meeting.
- He took the stage to promulgate his message of unity to the gathering crowd.
- The President will promulgate the emergency declaration later today.
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Meaning 2
Put a law into effect by formal declaration.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The government officially promulgated the new tax law with a formal speech by the president.
- Through a nationwide address, the king sought to promulgate a new decree that would help alleviate poverty.
- In 1967, the United Nations promulgated a historic resolution that would restrict the proliferation of nuclear arms.
- Once the board of governors had ratified the proposal, the new policy was promulgated across all university campuses.
- The decree was promulgated on January 1, marking the start of a new era of universal healthcare in the country.