announcement, promulgation - a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English" --1is a kind ofstatement --1has particulars:
proclamation, promulgation - the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature" --3is a kind ofact, human action, human activity