declaration

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  1. noun An explicit, formal announcement, either oral or written.
  2. noun The act or process of declaring.
  3. noun A statement of taxable goods or of properties subject to duty.
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  • Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said the declaration was aimed at giving the government power to control prices of basic commodities and free up local emergency funds. —  Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
  • This declaration is an important part of the idea behind Women's Week because of the importance of self-esteem, said WPC Simren Kanwal '12. —  The Brown Daily Herald RSS
  • Administration officials said the declaration was a pre-emptive move designed to make decisions easier when they need to be made.
  • White House officials said the declaration is a "pro active measure" to make sure health care facilities have the freedom they need to address the growing swine flu epidemic. —  ABC News: ABCNews
  • Administration officials said the declaration was a pre-emptive move designed to make decisions easier when they need to be made —  KOLO - HomePage - Headlines
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statement ·  assertion ·  confession ·  proclamation ·  assurance ·  testimony ·  resolution ·  utterance ·  reply ·  decree ·  denial ·  proposal

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declaration:   declarations
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  1. from Middle English declaracion = Dutch declaratie = German declaration = Danish deklaration, from Old French declaration, French déclaration = Spanish declaracion = Portuguese declaração = Italian dichiarazione, dichiaragione, from Latin declaratio(n-), a declaration, from declarare, declare: see declare.
 

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/dɛkləˈreɪʃən/
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