1A formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention.

1. 1.1mass noun The action of making an announcement.
   the announcement of the decision of the European Parliament

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   • That is up to the Supreme Court now after today's surprise announcement from Washington.
   • Yesterday's announcement came as it was also revealed that the upper floor of the building is so dangerous it will have to be demolished.
   • We don't know for certain, and maybe the violence on Tuesday will affect the timing and content of that announcement.
   • Mr Leslie insisted yesterday's announcement was nothing to do with the forthcoming regional assembly referendums.
   • Clarke is yet to make a test debut for Australia, but this announcement is expected to make all the Clarke fans very emotional.
   • They didn't give a time for this announcement, but I assume it will take place within the next few days.
   • The promised decision date of August 31 came and went without any announcement.
   • They support the Premier's announcement of an inquiry into the issue.
   • I ran all the way to class, finally appearing as the morning announcements ended.
   • These jobs were not part of the Government's decentralisation announcement in the December Budget.
   • The only real surprise in last week's announcement is that he would not stand for a fourth term.
   • Speculation on a move had died down recently, making yesterday's announcement all the more surprising.
   • Death announcements are a regularly scheduled part of the daily official radio program.
   • The UBP's announcement is likely to throw the PLP onto the back foot.
   • ‘We knew something was up, but this announcement came out of the blue,’ he admitted.
   • The new Gallery is still open for your enjoyment, if you missed yesterday's announcement.
   • So it was that nine families gathered at the Temple Bar Hotel, Dublin, to hear the all important announcement.
   • Consequently, the relocation decision announcement may not be the first value relevant news.
   • Privately, few at the Record ever thought a sale would go ahead, and Thursday's announcement didn't come as a huge surprise.
   • That announcement explains why the decision was made, but does not answer those particular questions.
2. 1.2 A notice appearing in a newspaper or public place and announcing something such as a birth, death, or marriage.
   an announcement is appearing in the Morning Post tomorrow

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   • I see it weekly in the very lengthy wedding announcements reported in my hometown newspaper, The New York Times.
   • He learned about Jim's death through an announcement in the obituary section.
   • One wall is dedicated to announcements, notices and messages that patrons want to put up.
   • It should be mentioned that the interface includes a notice board for the announcement of further developments.
   • Hawaii allows public notice of air pollution announcements to be delivered by mail or online.
   • Bulletin board announcements, policy statements and directives should be put into simple, direct language.
   • Tony, 62, popped the question by placing a notice in last week's personal announcements section of the newspaper.
   • Making your own birth announcements can be very easy and rewarding.
   • In this country, the first announcements of his death appeared in the low-tech, large-print format of Teletext.
   • Similar announcements appeared on the Web site of local radio station WDSU and other local news sources.
   • Most leading headlines of today's newspapers are about announcements from the Ministry of Public Security.
   • Wedding announcements in newspapers rarely tell the whole story.
   • Watch your local newspaper for announcements of special speakers and events.
   • An example she used was an online service that specialized in printing and designing birth announcements.
   • Here you will find announcements, notices, revenue procedures and revenue rulings, all posted in Internet time.
   • They put out an announcement in the newspapers about a meeting at Sophia Wadia's home at Theosophy Hall.
   • Charges will vary for a doctor's certificate, a minister, newspaper announcements, flowers or the crematorium that is used.
   • Keep your eye on campus posters, announcements and the campus newspaper for listings.
   • All major newspapers also made public announcement of the new rule on June 20.
   • She passed a desk and a bulletin board filled with notices and announcements.

   Synonyms

   declaration, notification, report, reporting, publishing, broadcasting, proclamation, promulgation

   disclosure, revelation, intimation, divulging

   archaic annunciation
3. 1.3 A piece of information given over a public address system.
   a loudspeaker announcement echoed across the field

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   • She said a series of announcements were made informing passengers that the train was running late.
   • Public address announcements will be made shortly before 11.30 am to invite passengers and railway staff to join in the silent act of remembrance.
   • And piped muzak interrupted every so often with incoherent announcements over the PA system.
   • Recent upgrades in the PA system make announcements actually decipherable.
   • We were just pushing them open when an announcement came over the loudspeaker.
   • The music, the agency conjectured, might drown out crucial security announcements on the P.A. system.
   • Watch for signs and public address announcements at the track for the exact location.
   • Horrified witnesses were instructed over loudspeakers and by radio announcements not to remove or bury them.
   • He just stared down the hallway until he heard an announcement over the public address.
   • Loudspeaker announcements ordered all men between the ages of 16 and 45 to gather at a school on the camp's outskirts.
   • Saturday's behavior came despite loudspeaker announcements at the stadium urging cooperation.
   • Lily had almost missed the announcement on the PA system that they were to land in about a half hour.
   • An announcement from the Mosque loudspeakers welcomed the arrival of the Iraqi Police.
   • Some travellers were confused by conflicting announcements made on the platform by public address systems.
   • We have a new public address system which now gives clear announcements to all areas of the ground, including the bars.
   • As I walked down to Janse Hall and the auditorium, I could hear the announcements over the loudspeaker.
   • He also testified that no announcements were made on loud speakers to direct the fans to other entrances.
   • An announcement over the public address system indicated there was a technical glitch.
   • At multiple stop stations they'd play announcements over the PA system to tell people which train to get on.
   • Anti-racism announcements were also made via the club's public address system on match days.