proclamation
United States government
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comparison to executive order
- In executive order
…stands in contrast to the proclamation, which, as a historic means of giving public notice of matters of widespread concern, antedates the presidency and which may or may not produce legal effects. The most famous presidential proclamation in U.S. history is the Emancipation Proclamation, issued by Pres. Abraham Lincoln in…
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