declaration (noun)
81Benjamin Franklin — noun printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a… …
82Independence Hall — noun the building in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed • Instance Hypernyms: ↑building, ↑edifice • Part Holonyms: ↑Philadelphia, ↑City of Brotherly Love * * * Independence Hall [Independence Hall] …
83postulation — noun 1. (logic) a declaration of something self evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument • Syn: ↑predication • Derivationally related forms: ↑predicate (for: ↑predication), ↑postulate …
84predication — noun (logic) a declaration of something self evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument • Syn: ↑postulation • Derivationally related forms: ↑predicate, ↑postulate (for: ↑postulation) …
85pronouncement — noun an authoritative declaration (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑dictum, ↑say so • Derivationally related forms: ↑pronounce • Hypernyms: ↑declaration • H …
86pronunciamento — noun a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) • Syn: ↑manifesto • Topics: ↑government, ↑governing, ↑governance, ↑government activity, ↑administration …
87say-so — noun 1. one chap s arbitrary assertion • Hypernyms: ↑affirmation, ↑assertion, ↑statement 2. an authoritative declaration • Syn: ↑pronouncement, ↑dictum • Derivationally related fo …
88jactitation of marriage — noun see jactitation 1b * * * jactitation of marriage (law) Malicious pretence of being married to another person. • • • Main Entry: ↑jactitation * * * archaic false declaration that one is married to a specified person Origin: jactitation in the …
89summit — noun 1 top of a mountain ADJECTIVE ▪ high ▪ Maroon Peak is the highest summit in its group. ▪ very (esp. BrE) ▪ rocky, snow capped ▪ …
90Fourth of July — noun a legal holiday in the United States (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑Independence Day, ↑July 4 • Hypernyms: ↑legal holiday, ↑national holiday, ↑public holiday • Part Holonyms …
