speech act, n.
the use of language to perform some act
<noun.communication>
speech act
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
congratulation, felicitation
slander
proposal, proposition
command, bid, bidding, dictation
agreement
citation
disagreement
offer, offering
request, asking
reply, response
description
assertion, affirmation, statement
denial
rejection
objection
informing, making known
revelation, disclosure, revealing
promise
boast, boasting, self-praise, jactitation
naming
challenge
explanation
denunciation, denouncement
speech, address
resignation