communiqué

[kuh-myoo-ni-key, kuh-myoo-ni-key]

noun

1. an official bulletin or communication, usually to the press or public.

communiqué

/ kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪ /

noun

1. an official communication or announcement, esp to the press or public

Word History and Origins

Origin of communiqué¹

1850–55; < French: literally, communicated, past participle of communiquer < Latin commūnicāre to communicate

Word History and Origins

Origin of communiqué¹

C19: from French, from communiquer to _communicate

Example Sentences

A communique after the Communist Party’s Central Committee meeting, which runs Monday to Thursday, will indicate how Beijing aims to steer the economy through turbulence, though details of its 15th five-year plan won’t be released until March.

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The Fed and Snyder engaged in increasingly acrimonious meetings, after one of which the White House issued a communique that falsely stated that the Fed had agreed to follow the administration’s demands.

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So while the statement mentions the "long-term threat posed by Russia to Euro-Atlantic security" and reaffirms the need to provide enduring support to Ukraine, there is no specific condemnation of Russia in the communique.

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The Hague summit, which began with a dinner on Tuesday night hosted by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima, has been scaled back so Wednesday's set-piece gathering of leaders was due to last only two and a half hours, with a short communique agreed at the end.

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Eventually, all seven, the US, too, released a communique urging a "de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza" - though it stopped short of calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.

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Related Words

• address 
• announcement 
• article 
• description 
• detail 
• dispatch 
• information 
• message 
• news 
• note 
• opinion 
• paper 
• picture 
• record 
• release 
• statement 
• summary 
• word