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

Max Verstappen has criticised Formula 1's driver-cooling system before the Singapore Grand Prix, the first race to be declared a 'heat hazard'.

From BBC

Right now we are being forced to consider whether the president of the United States can legally order the military to murder “non-international” civilians he has unilaterally declared to be drug trafficking terrorists.

From Salon

“My season’s kind of over,” Betts ultimately declared in early August.

From Los Angeles Times

In its ruling, the Constitutional Court declared parts of the legislation unconstitutional, calling it discriminatory against fathers, and ruled that both parents may now share the granted leave however they choose.

From BBC

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office said Celeste was declared dead on Sept. 8, one day after her birthday.

From Los Angeles Times

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