policy announcement
1
3.8
- noun
- /ˈpɑlɪsi əˈnɑʊnsmənt/
- Formal
:
anuncio de política
- After much discussion, the board issued a policy announcement to clarify their stance on remote work.
- a major policy announcement
- make policy announcements
- a foreign policy announcement
Examples
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Now that the war has ended, it remains unclear—except for a few general policy announcements, such as the 29 January 1991 joint U.S.-USSR statement—how the United States hopes to achieve regional stability in the Middle East.
Academic text (1991) -
Until the latest policy announcement, a perverse trade had taken hold:
Blog text (17) -
Yet this morning's producer price and jobless claims reports were nothing more than sideshows to the main event of the week: the Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement.
Blog text (24) -
It is reported that Mrs. Thatcher secretly dispatched one of her advisors to China prior to the new policy announcement, presumably to brief China on what was forthcoming.
Academic text (1990) -
Observing the Clinton administration's initial foreign policy announcements and actions toward East Asia, one U.S. foreign policy analyst noted: "Economics was clearly an important factor in the approach of the previous administration, but it was rarely articulated as the central focus of regional policy."
Academic text (2000) -
A spokesman for the Boy Scouts of America, Deron Smith, said 50,000 Scouts earn the Eagle rank every year, and in August noted that a "few" had returned their medals, badges, or certificates since the membership policy announcement.
Blog text (7) -
The mayor will provide a detailed policy announcement regarding the new recycling program next week.
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The organization's policy announcement outlined their commitment to reducing carbon emissions by 2030.
Synonyms
738
1.5
A public statement that gives important information
590
2.9
An announcement, product, or statement made available to the public
150
3.7
A formal public statement made by a person or agreed by a group
94
2.5
An official message sent to the news media to give information
59
5.5
An official public announcement by a government or leader that tells people something important
34
7.2
A statement that a person in power announces to the public
2
8.5
An official public announcement that a new law or rule starts
A public announcement by political or military leaders saying their plans and demands
How Official
- Formal
59
5.5
- Formal
1
3.8
738
1.5
- Formal
∞
1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an official statement about a policy' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'policy' (a guiding plan or principle) with 'announcement' (an official statement). This noun–noun composition follows a regular, compositional pattern found across many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Policy announcement paints a simple picture: a leader or organization makes an announcement to explain a new policy to everyone. That's why it means 'an official statement' about what a government or group plans to do.