gazette
Americannoun
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a newspaper (now used chiefly in the names of newspapers).
The Phoenix Gazette.
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Chiefly British. an official government journal containing lists of government appointments and promotions, bankruptcies, etc.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a newspaper or official journal
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( capital when part of the name of a newspaper )
the Thame Gazette
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gaz. an official document containing public notices, appointments, etc
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Present
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gazettesimple
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gazettessimple
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have gazettedperfect
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has gazettedperfect
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am gazettingprogressive
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are gazettingprogressive
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is gazettingprogressive
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have been gazettingperfect progressive
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has been gazettingperfect progressive
Past
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gazettedsimple
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had gazettedperfect
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was gazettingprogressive
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were gazettingprogressive
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had been gazettingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of gazette
1595–1605; < French < Italian gazzetta < Venetian gazeta, originally a coin (the price of the paper), diminutive of gaza magpie
Explanation
A newspaper or journal can be called a gazette. In fact, many English-language newspapers from coast-to-coast include the name gazette in their title, from The Daily Hampshire Gazette in Massachusetts to the Mariposa Gazette in California. The noun gazette comes from the Italian word gazzetta. In the 1600s, there was a Venetian news sheet that became known as a gazeta because it cost a gazeta, a small-valued Venetian coin. Other experts suggest that the word comes from gazza, a kind of bird — specifically a chattering magpie — that would spread news. A related word is gazetteer, which is a dictionary of geographical names.
Vocabulary lists containing gazette
Power Suffix: -ette
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Example Sentences
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The new visa system will come into effect 15 days after it appears in the Royal Gazette, where legal and regulatory notifications are published.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
When he took over the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1729, he experimented with the look and layouts of ads, using larger headlines, fancy borders and illustrations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Thailand's king endorsed the new cabinet of second-term Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, with the nephew of jailed ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra made a deputy prime minister, the Royal Gazette said Tuesday.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been stripped of his MBE, according to an official notice in The Gazette.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
The editorials in Porcupine's Gazette turned against him.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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