communiqué

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See also: Communiqué and communique

English

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French communiqué (“something communicated”), past participle of communiquer (“to communicate”).

Pronunciation

Noun

communiqué (plural communiqués)

  1. An official report or statement, such as a government press release or the report of a conference.
    • 2014, Loraine Sievers, Sam Daws, The Procedure of the UN Security Council, page 39:
      Otherwise, during the early decades of the Security Council there were few instances when private meetings were held and only a communiqué was issued.
    • 2020 June 23, John Bolton, The Room Where It Happened, →ISBN, page 103:
      Another fate the Europeans couldn't contemplate was not having a final communiqué at all, because if there was no final statement, maybe the meeting never took place, and how terrible that would be for mankind.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

  • See the verb section.

Pronunciation

Noun

communiqué m (plural communiqués)

  1. communiqué, statement

Derived terms

Participle

communiqué (feminine communiquée, masculine plural communiqués, feminine plural communiquées)

  1. past participle of communiquer

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