Statement
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A declaration or remark. A presentation of opinion or position. A document that summarizes financial activity. An instruction in a computer program.
Example sentence: You don't make a statement unless you make noise.
Affirmation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A declaration that something is true; an oath.A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.
Example sentence: Food sovereignty is an affirmation of who we are as indigenous peoples and a way, one of the most surefooted ways, to restore our relationship with the world around us.