pronunciamento

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

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2016

From the Dollfuss office went forth a new pronunciamento announcing that "Nazi terrorism has become so barbarous that the Government's patience is at an end."

From Time Magazine Archive

President George Meany, 71, issued a pronunciamento that sounded like a declaration of independence from the Democrats.

From Time Magazine Archive

For once & all, in a carefully copyrighted pronunciamento � "Party Loyalty and The Presidency"�for this week's Saturday Evening Post, badgered Mr. Coolidge said his say.

From Time Magazine Archive

Talk was beginning to be heard, though only in whispers, and at a far distance from the capital, of a new pronunciamento in preparation.

From The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley by Reid, Mayne