(~s, promulgating, ~d)
1.
If people ~ a new law or a new idea, they make it widely known. (FORMAL)
The shipping industry ~d a voluntary code.
VERB: V n
2.
If a new law is ~d by a government or national leader, it is publicly approved or made official. (FORMAL)
A new constitution was ~d last month.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed
promulgation
...the promulgation of the constitution.
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