promulgate

tr.v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates.

1. To make known (a decree, for example) by public declaration; announce officially. See synonyms at announce.
2. To put (a law) into effect by formal public announcement.

[Latin prōmulgāre, prōmulgāt-.]

promulgation prom'ul·ga'tion (prŏm'əl-gā'shən, prō'məl-) n.
promulgator prom'ul·ga'tor n.

News shows are supposed to be objective and not blatantly promulgate (make generally known) their views. But a survey shows that Fox News and CNN are more partisan than the network news shows.

"'I don't think Fox says, 'We're here to promulgate a political agenda.' I think they say, 'We're here to get ratings ... and we do that by speaking to this particular demographic, which happens to be conservative and right wing,' [media specialist Michael Wolff] said."

Link: Media take center stage in fight for votes - washingtonpost.com

Posted October 8, 2006.

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verb

1. To bring to public notice or make known publicly: advertise, announce, annunciate, broadcast, declare, proclaim, publish. See knowledge/ignorance, words.
2. To make (information) generally known: advertise, blaze², blazon, broadcast, bruit, circulate, disseminate, noise, propagate, spread. Idioms: spread far and wide, spread the word. See knowledge/ignorance.
3. To put in force or cause to be by legal authority: constitute, enact, establish, legislate, make. See action/inaction, make/unmake, politics.

v

Definition: make known
Antonyms: conceal, hide

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To officially announce, to publish, to make known to the public; to formally announce a statute or a decision by a court.

IN BRIEF: To proclaim.

That political party will promulgate their views by putting many information pieces in the newspapers.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - kundgøre, udbrede , fremsætte

Nederlands (Dutch)
afkondigen, uitvaardigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - répandre, promulguer

Deutsch (German)
v. - verkünden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διακηρύσσω, προκηρύσσω

Italiano (Italian)
promulgare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - promulgar

Русский (Russian)
обнародовать, распространять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - promulgar, difundir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - utfärda, kungöra, sprida

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发布, 传播, 公布

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 發佈, 傳播, 公佈

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (법령 따위를) 반포(공포)하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 公布する, 発布する, 広める, 普及する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) شرع قانونا, نشر رسميا أو أعلن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פרסם או הודיע רשמית, הפיץ, קידם (מטרה)‬

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