pronunciamento
Americannoun
plural
pronunciamentosnoun
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an edict, proclamation, or manifesto, esp one issued by rebels in a Spanish-speaking country
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an authoritarian announcement
Etymology
Origin of pronunciamento
1825–35; < Spanish pronunciamiento < Latin prōnūntiā ( re ) to pronounce + -mentum -ment
Example Sentences
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The technical term for that sort of takeover is pronunciamento, Spanish for declaration.
From Slate • Jul. 18, 2016
Last week, therefore, English women schoolteachers listened nervously for a scathing male pronunciamento.
From Time Magazine Archive
For once & all, in a carefully copyrighted pronunciamento � "Party Loyalty and The Presidency"�for this week's Saturday Evening Post, badgered Mr. Coolidge said his say.
From Time Magazine Archive
The official text of a pronunciamento from Charles E. Hughes: The battle of Einstein is raging on all fronts more fiercely than ever.
From Time Magazine Archive
From Telemone Garibaldi addressed a letter to Signor Barline, which served as the pronunciamento of his expedition and intentions, i.e. to free Italy from the Bourbons.
From Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta by Devereux, W. Cope
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