communique
pronunciation
How to pronounce communique in British English:
UK [kəˈmju:nɪkeɪ]
How to pronounce communique in American English:
US [kəˌmjunəˈkeɪ]
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- Noun:
- an official report (usually sent in haste)
Word Origin
- communique (n.)
- 1852, from French communiqué, originally past participle of communiquer "to communicate" (14c.), from Latin communicare "impart, inform" (see communication). Originally the heading of official statements from the French government. Better, if it must be used in English, to print it with the accent.
Example
- 1. The white house declined to comment on the discussions over the communique .
- 2. The two sides released a joint communique and signed several inter-governmental cooperation documents .
- 3. The participants issued a communique that vaunted all nations and their respective cultures and traditions .
- 4. The pledges were made in a communique at the end of a 1-day conference in wuhan , china .
- 5. The communique also acknowledges baselines may vary but " efforts must be comparable " .