{
    "term": "declaration",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an official or formal statement, especially about the plans of a government or an organization; the act of making such a statement",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **issue/sign a declaration**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the declaration of war"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the Declaration of Independence *(= of the United States)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The declaration asked governments to consider introducing new environmental taxes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All four countries have adopted the declaration against hunting these rare animals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government will issue a formal declaration tomorrow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the UN declaration on Human Rights"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Law and justice"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["formal", "solemn", "ringing"],
                "verb + declaration": ["issue", "make", "adopt"],
                "preposition": ["declaration about", "declaration on", "declaration of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a written or spoken statement, especially about what people feel or believe",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **declaration of love/faith/guilt**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had been waiting for him to make a declaration of love."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Russian leader received a ringing declaration of support yesterday."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "an official written statement giving information",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a declaration of income"
                },
                {
                    "text": "customs declarations *(= giving details of goods that have been brought into a country)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company will only provide insurance if the information on the proposal form and declaration is correct and complete."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were asked to sign a declaration to the effect that we were UK citizens."
                },
                {
                    "text": "False declaration of hours worked may lead to dismissal."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["formal", "solemn", "ringing"],
                "verb + declaration": ["issue", "make", "adopt"],
                "preposition": ["declaration about", "declaration on", "declaration of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "an official announcement of the number of votes each candidate has received in an election",
            "labels": "(British English, politics)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The **declaration of the poll** will take place tomorrow morning."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the act of ending an innings before all your players have batted",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "After England's declaration at 379 for 6, they overwhelmed their hapless opponents."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌdekləˈreɪʃn/",
                "audio": "de/declaration/declaration__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌdekləˈreɪʃn/",
                "audio": "de/declaration/declaration__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin declaratio(n-), from declarare ‘make quite clear’, from de- ‘thoroughly’ + clarare ‘make clear’."
}