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communiqué
noun
com·mu·ni·qué
kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā
-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā
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Examples of communiqué in a Sentence
a White House communiqué
Recent Examples on the Web
For all that foreign policy is commonly understood to be the province of officials and diplomats—consultations, negotiations, communiques, démarches, summits, and more—foreign policy by example is no less real.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2020
So while Iran seems to be messaging that today's attack could certainly have been worse, others may view their communiques as open threats of escalation.
—NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
The White House communique acknowledged the urgency of resolving the strike while also noting the toil of dockworkers and affirming collective bargaining as the best and quickest route out of the standoff.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
By March of this year, when the Quad held its first leader-level summit and issued its first leader-level communique, Chinese officials had begun to view the Quad with growing concern.
—Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2021
The communique then went on to point out that due to such delays, investors’ children may age out during the long wait.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The European Union will purchase 300 million euros ($331 million) of military equipment for Ukraine with profits from frozen Russian assets, the French ministry of defense said in a Sept. 6 communique.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The Chinese military exercises coincide with a NATO summit in Washington, where a draft communique says China has become a decisive enabler of Russia’s war effort in Ukraine and Beijing continues to pose systemic challenges to Europe and to security.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 July 2024
But the communique gave little detail on what measures could be rolled out on those fronts.
—Laura He, CNN, 19 July 2024
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Word History
Etymology
French, from past participle of communiquer to communicate, from Latin communicare
First Known Use
1852, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near communiqué
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“Communiqué.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communiqu%C3%A9. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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communiqué
noun
com·mu·ni·qué
kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā
-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā
: bulletin
Etymology
French, literally, "something communicated"
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