communiqué
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of communiqué
1850–55; < French: literally, communicated, past participle of communiquer < Latin commūnicāre to communicate
Example Sentences
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Carney’s visit, he added, should be “seen not as an endpoint, but as a starting signal. The real measure of success will not be the communique issued, but the work that follows in the months and years ahead.”
The communique was welcomed by Greenland's prime minister, Jens Frederik Nielsen, but critics say it was slow to be put together and, because of the limited number of signatories to the statement, it failed to show a Europe united in purpose.
From BBC
The readout from the meeting also removed language in last year’s communique calling for efforts to “stop the decline and return to stability” in the real-estate sector.
The joint US-Ukrainian communique offered only an oblique insight, saying the two sides "reaffirmed that any future agreement must fully uphold Ukraine's sovereignty".
From BBC
"The Japanese government's position on Taiwan remains unchanged and is consistent with the 1972 Japan-China Joint Communique."
From Barron's
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