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{
"term": "declaration",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an official or formal statement, especially about the plans of a government or an organization; the act of making such a statement",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to **issue/sign a declaration**"
},
{
"text": "the declaration of war"
},
{
"text": "the Declaration of Independence *(= of the United States)*"
},
{
"text": "The declaration asked governments to consider introducing new environmental taxes."
},
{
"text": "All four countries have adopted the declaration against hunting these rare animals."
},
{
"text": "The government will issue a formal declaration tomorrow."
},
{
"text": "the UN declaration on Human Rights"
}
],
"topics": ["Law and justice"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["formal", "solemn", "ringing"],
"verb + declaration": ["issue", "make", "adopt"],
"preposition": ["declaration about", "declaration on", "declaration of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a written or spoken statement, especially about what people feel or believe",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **declaration of love/faith/guilt**"
},
{
"text": "She had been waiting for him to make a declaration of love."
},
{
"text": "The Russian leader received a ringing declaration of support yesterday."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "an official written statement giving information",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a declaration of income"
},
{
"text": "customs declarations *(= giving details of goods that have been brought into a country)*"
},
{
"text": "The company will only provide insurance if the information on the proposal form and declaration is correct and complete."
},
{
"text": "We were asked to sign a declaration to the effect that we were UK citizens."
},
{
"text": "False declaration of hours worked may lead to dismissal."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["formal", "solemn", "ringing"],
"verb + declaration": ["issue", "make", "adopt"],
"preposition": ["declaration about", "declaration on", "declaration of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "an official announcement of the number of votes each candidate has received in an election",
"labels": "(British English, politics)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The **declaration of the poll** will take place tomorrow morning."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "the act of ending an innings before all your players have batted",
"examples": [
{
"text": "After England's declaration at 379 for 6, they overwhelmed their hapless opponents."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌdekləˈreɪʃn/",
"audio": "de/declaration/declaration__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌdekləˈreɪʃn/",
"audio": "de/declaration/declaration__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin declaratio(n-), from declarare ‘make quite clear’, from de- ‘thoroughly’ + clarare ‘make clear’."
}