Definition

1. Noun:

   • An official journal or newspaper: A "gazette" is a publication, often issued by a government or official authority, that contains legal notices, official announcements, proclamations, and other public information.
   • A newspaper (archaic or formal): Historically, the term can also refer to a newspaper, especially one that publishes official information.

2. Verb:

   • To publish in an official journal: To "gazette" something means to announce or publish it formally in an official gazette, giving it legal or public status.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The new law was announced in the government gazette.
  • He reads the London Gazette to keep up with official appointments.

• Verb:

  • The promotion of the officers was gazetted last Friday.
  • The boundary changes will be gazetted next month.

Advanced Usage

• "To be gazetted": To have one's name or an announcement published officially.
  • Upon graduating, he was gazetted as a second lieutenant.

Variants and Related Words

• Gazetted (adj): Having been officially published in a gazette.

  • A gazetted officer holds a rank officially published by the government.

• Gazetteer (n): A geographical dictionary or index. (Note: This is a distinct, related word, not a variant of "gazette" itself).

Synonyms

• Official journal
• Government bulletin
• Public record (for the noun sense)
• Promulgate
• Announce officially (for the verb sense)

Related Phrases

• "To appear in the gazette": To be published in the official journal.
  • All public tenders must appear in the gazette.

Noun

1. a newspaper or official journal

Verb

1. publish in a gazette