pronunciamento

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The technical term for that sort of takeover is pronunciamento, Spanish for declaration.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2016

West German President Gustav Heinemann officially initiated the games with the prescribed 14-word pronunciamento: "I declare open the Olympic Games celebrating the XX Olympiad of the modern era."

From Time Magazine Archive

NBC's pronunciamento beat ABC to the verdict by seconds, CBS by 15 minutes.*

From Time Magazine Archive

It was necessary to get the first two nations on their side before making a pronunciamento on the Ruhr and reparations.

From Time Magazine Archive

There had been no disturbance in the city when the news of the pronunciamento was telegraphed from Rio.

From The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad by Knight, E. F. (Edward Frederick)