公こう布ふ

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公布する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

official proclamation; promulgation; announcement

Used for formal, official announcements by a government, public authority, or institution, especially the enactment of laws or regulations.

〈事こと〉を公こう布ふするto promulgate (a law, decree, etc.)
政せい府ふはこの法ほう律りつを公こう布ふした。
The government promulgated this law.
〈事こと〉が公こう布ふされるfor a law or regulation to be officially promulgated
新あたらしい憲けん法ぽうが公こう布ふされた。
The new constitution was promulgated.
〈時とき〉に公こう布ふされるto be promulgated at a certain time
この法ほう律りつは来らい月げつに公こう布ふされる予よ定ていだ。
This law is scheduled to be promulgated next month.

発はっ布ぷ
発布 and 公布 both mean the official issuing of a law or decree, but 発布 is a slightly more literary/older term often used for edicts, while 公布 is the standard modern legal term.
公こう示じ
公示 is an official public notice (e.g. of an election or administrative decision), whereas 公布 specifically refers to the promulgation of laws and regulations.
公こう表ひょうN2
公表 means to make information publicly known in general, while 公布 is the formal, legally binding act of enacting and announcing a law.
発はっ表ぴょうN4
発表 is a general announcement or release of information, while 公布 is specifically an official proclamation by a public authority, often with legal force.

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宣せん言げんN1
宣言 is a declaration or statement of intent, which can be personal or institutional; 公布 is the formal act of making a law or regulation publicly known.
布ふ告こくN1
公布 refers to the official promulgation of a law or regulation, whereas 布告 emphasizes the act of proclaiming an authoritative order or decree.
発はつ令れい
公布 specifically means the official promulgation of a law or regulation, while 発令 covers a broader range of official orders, alerts, and directives.

交こう付ふN1
交付 (also read こうふ) means to issue or grant something like a document or certificate, while 公布 means to officially proclaim or promulgate a law.

Sino-Japanese compound of 公 (public, official) and 布 (spread, announce). The meaning is transparent from its components.