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Announcement vs Hearsay - What's the difference?

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Announcement is a related term of hearsay.


As nouns the difference between announcement and hearsay

is that announcement is an act of announcing, or giving notice while hearsay is information that was heard by one person about another.

announcement

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act of announcing, or giving notice.
  • ''He raised his hand to make his announcement and said "Excuse me everyone, I have an announcement to make."
  • That which conveys what is announced.
  • This announcement was made during the first training session.
  • The content which is announced.
  • The announcement implied that somebody needed a spare Toshiba charger.

    Synonyms

    * proclamation * publication

    References

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    hearsay

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • information that was heard by one person about another
  • (legal) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge; normally inadmissible because not made under oath
  • (legal) evidence: an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted; normally inadmissible because not subject to cross-examination, unless the hearsay statement falls under one of the many exceptions
  • Synonyms

    * report * rumor * common talk * gossip

    See also

    * hear * as they say * you know what they say * so they say