public announcement
Message for everyone
A public announcement is a formal statement or notice directed at the general public rather than specific individuals.
Governments issue public announcements about emergencies or policy changes; companies make public announcements about mergers or recalls.
The phrase emphasizes broad dissemination: The mayor made a public announcement about the water contamination.
See also PSA (public service announcement).
- press releaseOfficial statement for media
- news conferenceFormal media briefing
- criersPublic announcers or weepers
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- town crierOfficial public announcer
broadcast · loudspeaker · government agencies · media outlets · social media post · notification · product recall · edict · billboard · legal notice · flyer · town hall meeting · bulletin · executive order · health advisory · emergency responders · newsflash · declaration
- bulletinsbulletin, bulletins, news bulletin, church bulletin, weather bulletin
- noticesnotice, formal notice, final notice, advance notice, meeting notice
- royal abdicationforced abdication, Edward VIII
- lifeguardinglifeguard, lifeguard stand, rescue tube, rescue buoy, CPR
- Recallsdrug recall, food recall, mandatory recall, voluntary recall, recall notice
public announcementconfidential communication
Protected private information sharing
secret message · private correspondence · internal memo · classified briefing · classified information
public announcementwater cooler talk
Informal workplace chatter
gossip · rumor · hearsay · pillow talk · aside
public announcementsilence
Total lack of sound
cover-up · suppression · concealment · listening session · secrecy