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| Abraham Lincoln |
the 16th President of the United States (1861-1865), who was Commander-in-Chief of the Union troops during the American Civil War and who signed the Emancipation Proclamation, thus bringing an end to slavery in the United States (b.1809--d.1865). |
| declaration |
an official or formal announcement or proclamation, or the document containing it. [1/4 definitions] |
| Juneteenth |
the anniversary and celebration of the day, June 19, 1865, on which the abolition of slavery in the Confederate states was announced in Texas by Union Army forces. Before this date, slaves in Texas, part of the Confederacy, had no way of knowing that they had been freed on January 1, 1863 by the Emancipation Proclamation; thus, June 19th, now a Federal holiday, is celebrated each year in commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Technically, all slaves became free in the United States upon the adoption of the 13th Amendment at the end of 1865. The amendment abolished slavery everywhere, including in those slave-owning states that had not joined the Confederacy. |
| may |
used to express a heartfelt wish, desire, or proclamation. [1/5 definitions] |
| oyez |
hear ye! attention! (usu. called out three times by a court or public official to command silence before an official proclamation is made). |
| promulgate |
to institute (a law or court decree) by proclamation. [1/2 definitions] |
| pronunciamento |
a manifesto or proclamation, esp. of a coup d'état; pronouncement. |
| redact |
to draw up or prepare (a proclamation or the like). [1/2 definitions] |
| repeal |
to withdraw, revoke, or make void, esp. by official action or proclamation. [1/2 definitions] |
| ukase |
in imperial Russia, a proclamation of the czar that was legally binding. [2 definitions] |
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