Declarations

/ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃənz/ noun

Definition

Official statements or announcements made publicly and with authority, often formal or important.

Etymology

From Latin 'declarare' meaning to make clear, from 'de-' (completely) and 'clarare' (to make clear). The formal legal/political sense developed in the 16th-17th centuries.

Kelly Says

The Declaration of Independence is named that because it literally DECLARES independence clearly to the whole world. The word choice matters—'declaration' means it's so important and serious that you're officially announcing it to everyone, not whispering it quietly.

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