declared

[dih-klaird]

adjective

1. publicly avowed or professed; self-confessed.

   a declared liberal.

Other Word Forms

• declaredly adverb
• undeclared adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of declared¹

First recorded in 1645–55; declare + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday declared an end to the latest outbreak of Ebola, which has caused at least 34 deaths since August.

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Cambridge Dictionary has declared parasocial its word of 2025, which it defined as a relationship felt by someone between themselves and a famous person they do not know.

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In response to the spate of kidnappings, President Bola Tinubu declared a nationwide emergency on Wednesday.

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Peru's government declared a state of emergency at its southern border with Chile due to the influx of people.

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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declared a state of emergency on Saturday to deal with the aftermath of the cyclone and appealed for international aid.

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