Definition

Noun: * Government notice, government announcement: An official public announcement or proclamation issued by a government authority or administrative body to inform the people about a regulation, decision, or important matter.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chính quyền đã dán cáo thị về lệnh giới nghiêm. (The authorities posted a government notice about the curfew order.)
  • Nội dung cáo thị được đọc trên đài phát thanh. (The content of the government announcement was read on the radio.)

Advanced Usage

• "ban hành cáo thị": to issue/promulgate a government notice.
  • Thị trưởng đã ban hành một cáo thị mới. (The mayor issued a new government notice.)
• "theo cáo thị": according to the government notice/announcement.
  • Theo cáo thị, việc tụ tập đông người bị tạm thời cấm. (According to the government announcement, mass gatherings are temporarily prohibited.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thông báo (noun): Announcement, notice. (A more general and modern term for any announcement, not necessarily governmental).
• Thông cáo (noun): Communiqué, official communication. (Often used for formal statements from an organization or government body).
• Công văn (noun): Official dispatch, document. (Refers to official written correspondence between agencies).

Synonyms

• Thông báo chính thức: Official announcement.
• Thông cáo của chính quyền: Government communiqué.
• Lệnh công khai: Public decree/order. (Emphasizes the authoritative, ordering aspect).

Notes on Usage

• Cáo thị is a formal, administrative term. It is somewhat dated in everyday modern Vietnamese, where thông báo or thông cáo are more commonly used for similar concepts. Cáo thị often carries a connotation of an authoritative proclamation to be obeyed by the public.
• It is primarily used in written contexts, such as in official documents, on posted signs, or in historical/political texts.

noun

1. Government notice, government announcement