Definition

1. Noun:

   • A brief official report: A short, official statement or announcement, often about a recent event or development, issued for immediate publication or broadcast.
   • A regular publication: A short, often regularly issued, newsletter or journal published by an organization for its members or the public.

2. Verb:

   • To announce or publish via a bulletin: To make information public by issuing it in the form of a bulletin.

Examples

• Noun:

  • The company issued a bulletin to all employees about the new policy.
  • I read the latest news in the weekly community bulletin.
  • The weather bulletin warned of an approaching storm.

• Verb:

  • The government agency bulletined the safety recall immediately. (This verb form is less common and often used in formal or official contexts.)

Advanced Usage

• "To post a bulletin": To publish or display a notice, often on a physical board or online forum.

  • The professor posted a bulletin about the cancelled class.

• "News bulletin": A short news report, especially one interrupting other programming on radio or television.

  • We interrupt this program for a special news bulletin.

Variants and Related Words

• Bulletin board (n): A board for posting notices, announcements, or advertisements. (Note: This is a compound noun listed separately as per instruction).
• Bulletined (adj): Describes something that has been announced via a bulletin.
  • The bulletined changes took effect yesterday.

Synonyms

• Announcement: A public or formal notice.
• Dispatch: A report sent in from a correspondent or news agency.
• Communiqué: An official announcement or statement, especially one made to the media.

Related Phrases

• Bulletin of information: A formal document disseminating specific details.
  • The museum publishes a monthly bulletin of information for its patrons.

Idioms

• "To be on the bulletin": To be the subject of an official announcement or report. (This is a less common, contextual idiom).
  • The merger will be on the bulletin by tomorrow morning.

Noun

1. a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)

Verb

1. make public by bulletin