Meaning of 明言 in Japanese

We, ACME Ltd., hereby announce that we will resist with all our strength this hostile takeover.

While welcoming the firming up of the present government policy to abandon the proposal of the reform bill to the Diet, at the same time some are worried that Prime Minister Koizumi won't clearly state the bill's withdrawal.

His secretary flatly denied leaking any confidential information.

The government has declared its intention to reduce taxes.