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communique

communique

18 7.3
An official statement from a government or organization to the public
  • noun
  • /kəˈmjunɪkeɪ/
  • Formal
: comunicado
  • The government issued an official communique to update the public on the new policy changes.
  • a joint communique
  • communique issued
  • the final communique

Again, these have not just been words in a communique, but concrete actions.

Examples

  • We've received a communique from Australia.

    The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002)

  • China and the United States signed a joint communique establishing mutual recognition as of January 1, 1979.

    Academic text (1999)

  • And according to this communique from the prison, our client apparently had a visit from her sister?

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Again, these have not just been words in a communique, but concrete actions.

    10 Downing Street

  • I trust you received my communique?

    BloodRayne: The Third Reich (2010)

  • The announcement came in an official communique...

    Operation Seawolf (2022)

  • Your father was able to send one last communique this morning before he disappeared.

    Spy Kids (2001)

  • We interrupt our broadcast for a special communique.

    Tea with Mussolini (1999)

  • The final communique called for the speedy installation of a new, democratic Arab order.

    Academic text (1991)

  • "In a joint communique, issued simultaneously in Washington, Paris, Moscow and London, they say that if the crack encircles the globe, it will mean the end of us all."

    Crack in the World (1965)

Synonyms

announcement
vscommunique
646 1.5

A public statement that gives important information

is used by organizations to report or inform media and the public
declaration
vscommunique
  • Formal
249 3.7

A formal public statement made by a person or agreed by a group

is primarily an informational report to media or public not an adopted agreement
press release
vscommunique
  • Literature
125 2.5

An official message sent to the news media to give information

is the similar official statement that also addresses the public not only media
bulletin
vscommunique
  • Literature
113 3.7

A short official statement giving urgent news

is a fuller official statement rather than a brief immediate report
dispatch
vscommunique
  • Literature
63 5.9

A quick written message sent from one place to another

is a public report aimed at media and general audiences rather than internal message
proclamation
vscommunique
  • Formal
61 5.5

An official public announcement by a government or leader that tells people something important

is focused on reporting information to media rather than a ceremonial act
pronouncement
vscommunique
  • Formal
33 7.2

A statement that a person in power announces to the public

is a general official report rather than an authoritative decision

Antonyms

silence
373 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

concealment
4 5.0

Keeping something hidden or secret

How Official

decree
  • Formal
69 5.7
proclamation
  • Formal
61 5.5
communique
  • Formal
18 7.3
press release
  • Literature
125 2.5
statement
  • Formal
∞ 1.3

Surface Forms

communique singular
communiques plural

Etymology

Communique comes from French communiqué, and from the word part commun- meaning 'common' or 'shared', the same part you see in communicate and community. So a communique is an official message that is 'shared' with the public.