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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen;
- Example: "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"
- Example: "the promulgation was written in English"
[syn: announcement, promulgation]

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

3. the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice;
- Example: "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature"
[syn: proclamation, promulgation]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Promulgation \Pro`mul*ga"tion\, n. [L. promulgatio: cf. F.
   promulgation.]
   The act of promulgating; publication; open declaration; as,
   the promulgation of the gospel. --South.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

promulgation
    n 1: 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" [syn: announcement, promulgation]
    2: the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby
       the law or ordinance is put into effect
    3: the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his
       promulgation of the policy proved to be premature" [syn:
       proclamation, promulgation]