Definitions:

1. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true noun
   • I issued a statement that I believed it was the right course of action.
2. a line of code written as part of a computer program noun
   • I wrote the statement equating my variable with the number 5.
3. a nonverbal message or indication of intent or position noun
   • Your choice of clothes makes a statement about who you are.
4. the presentation of a musical theme noun
   • I loved the initial statement of the sonata.

Synonyms:

• affirmation
• argument
• financial statement
• instruction