View synonyms for pronunciamento

pronunciamento

[ pruh-nuhn-see-uh-men-toh, -shee-uh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural pro·nun·ci·a·men·tos.

pronunciamento

/ prəˌnʌnsɪəˈmɛntəʊ /

an edict, proclamation, or manifesto, esp one issued by rebels in a Spanish-speaking country
an authoritarian announcement

1825–35; < Spanish pronunciamiento < Latin prōnūntiā ( re ) to pronounce + -mentum -ment

C19: from Spanish: pronouncement

We never met without issuing a pronunciamento on some question.

Those who were delaying the Pronunciamento had to give it their support, however much they considered it inexpedient.

Castillo prepared to resist the Pronunciamento and march against the troops at Murviedro.

He delivered the commonplace pronunciamento in a tone which would have conveyed much to a mountain man.

It is seen to be a power existing in pronunciamento only, It has never won a field.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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