communique
Formal government message
A communiqué is an official announcement or statement, typically from a government, military, or diplomatic source.
The word retains its French spelling and accent, lending formality: The joint communiqué outlined terms of the ceasefire.
It suggests something crafted and deliberate rather than spontaneous—the product of negotiation or careful wording.
Send with speed
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- declarationFormal public announcement
- announcementPublic declaration of information
proclamation · briefing · release · notification · advisory · alert · edict · pronouncement
Send with speed
- telegramWired written dispatch
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- telexWired text transmission system
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
broadcast · transmission · relay · signal · courier · messenger · channel · wire
Official diplomatic residence abroad
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- foreign ministryDiplomatic relations government branch
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
treaty · summit · accord · bilateral · channels · delegation · consulate · attaché
Restricted from disclosure
- encryptedTransformed into cipher
- secretConcealed information
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- restrictedLimited in scope
privileged · covert · secure · top secret · eyes only · clearance · redacted · sealed
dispatch
Send with speed
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- declarationFormal public announcement
announcement · proclamation · briefing · release · notification · advisory · alert · edict · pronouncement · notice
dispatch
Send with speed
radio · broadcast · transmission · relay · signal · courier · messenger · channel · wire · encrypt
embassy
Official diplomatic residence abroad
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- foreign ministryDiplomatic relations government branch
negotiation · treaty · summit · accord · bilateral · channels · delegation · consulate · attaché · protocol
classified
Restricted from disclosure
restricted · privileged · covert · secure · top secret · eyes only · clearance · redacted · sealed · confidential
military
Armed forces collectively
- headquartersCentral command location
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- frontlineCombat's forward position
operation · tactical · strategic · allied · ceasefire · armistice · surrender · victory · deployment · reconnaissance
- communicationtelephone, conversation, inform, hand signal, messages
- messagesmessage, email, text message, text, instant message
- documentsdocument, news, email, report, letter
- announcementsannouncement, declaration, proclamation, pronouncement, statement
- bulletinsbulletin, bulletins, news bulletin, church bulletin, weather bulletin
- business communicationsmemo, email, newsletter, announcement, press release
communiquecasual conversation
Informal spoken exchange
chitchat · small talk · gossip · rumor · scuttlebutt
communiqueno comment
Refusal to speak
silence · news blackout · stonewalling · blackout · suppression