bulletin
/'bulitin/
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Definition
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.
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
- a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)
Verb
- make public by bulletin