communiqué

/kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪ/

communiqué noun: an official report or statement, such as a government press release or the report of a conference.

Noun

communiqué (plural communiqués)

An official report or statement, such as a government press release or the report of a conference.
- Otherwise, during the early decades of the Security Council there were few instances when private meetings were held and only a communiqué was issued.2014, Loraine Sievers, Sam Daws, The Procedure of the UN Security Council, page 39
- Another fate the Europeans couldn't contemplate was not having a final communiqué at all, because if there was no final statement, maybe the meeting never took place, and how terrible that would be for mankind.2020 June 23, John Bolton, The Room Where It Happened, →ISBN, page 103

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plural	communiqués
alternative form	communique

Unadapted borrowing from French communiqué (“something communicated”), past participle of communiquer (“to communicate”).

What does communiqué mean?: Communiqué means an official report or statement, such as a government press release or the report of a conference.
What is communiqué in Hindi?: Communiqué in Hindi is विज्ञप्ति (vijñapti). See Communiqué meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is communiqué?: Communiqué is a noun.
How do you pronounce communiqué?: Communiqué is pronounced /kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of communiqué?: The plural of communiqué is communiqués.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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