promulgate
verb (used with object)
to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
have promulgated
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present perfectof promulgate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Attorneys general since the Carter administration have promulgated rules limiting interactions between the DOJ and the other departments in the executive branch, the White House and Congress.
From Salon ● May 20, 2023
Short of the appointment of an independent counsel, attorneys general since 1979 have promulgated rules limiting interactions between the Department of Justice and the other departments in the executive branch, the White House and Congress.
From Salon ● May 20, 2023
Black law students have promulgated a list of demands, including curriculum changes and mandatory anti-racism programing for all students and professors.
From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2020
Having the environment define the quantum-classical boundary has the advantage of removing some of the mystical aspects of quantum theory that certain authors have promulgated.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 9, 2012
This theory is supported by reference to the doctrine of love for all living creatures which Buddha is said to have promulgated.
From The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology by Edwin Sidney Hartland
