Introduction vs. Preamble

Introductionnoun

The act or process of introducing.

Introductionnoun

A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.

Introductionnoun

An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.

Introductionnoun

A written or oral explanation of what constitutes the basis of an issue.

Introductionnoun

The act of introducing, or bringing to notice.

Introductionnoun

The act of formally making persons known to each other; a presentation or making known of one person to another by name; as, the introduction of one stranger to another.

Introductionnoun

That part of a book or discourse which introduces or leads the way to the main subject, or part; preliminary; matter; preface; proem; exordium.

Introductionnoun

A formal and elaborate preliminary treatise; specifically, a treatise introductory to other treatises, or to a course of study; a guide; as, an introduction to English literature.

Introductionnoun

the first section of a communication

Introductionnoun

the act of beginning something new;

Introductionnoun

formally making a person known to another or to the public

Introductionnoun

a basic or elementary instructional text

Introductionnoun

a new proposal;

Introductionnoun

the act of putting one thing into another

Introductionnoun

the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new;

Introductionnoun

the action of introducing something

Introductionnoun

a thing newly brought into use or introduced to a place for the first time

Introductionnoun

a formal presentation of one person to another, in which each is told the other's name

Introductionnoun

a thing preliminary to something else, especially an explanatory section at the beginning of a book, report, or speech

Introductionnoun

a preliminary section in a piece of music, often thematically different from the main section

Introductionnoun

a book or course of study intended to introduce a subject to a person

Introductionnoun

a person's first experience of a subject or thing

Preamblenoun

A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.

Preamblenoun

A syncword.

Preambleverb

(intransitive) To speak or write a preamble; to provide a preliminary statement or set of remarks.

Preamblenoun

A introductory portion; an introduction or preface, as to a book, document, etc.; specifically, the introductory part of a statute, which states the reasons and intent of the law.

Preambleverb

To make a preamble to; to preface; to serve as a preamble.

Preamblenoun

a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)

Preambleverb

make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document

Preamblenoun

a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction

Preamblenoun

the introductory part of a statute or deed, stating its purpose, aims, and justification.

Preamble

A preamble is an introductory and expressionary statement in a document that explains the document's purpose and underlying philosophy. When applied to the opening paragraphs of a statute, it may recite historical facts pertinent to the subject of the statute.