bulletin

[bool-i-tn, -tin]

noun

1. a brief account or statement, as of news or events, issued for the information of the public.

2. Journalism.

   1. a brief, prominently featured newspaper account, based upon information received just before the edition went to press.

   2. a similar brief account broadcast over radio or television pending further information.

3. a pamphlet or monograph summarizing the past achievements, existing conditions, and future plans of a corporation, educational institution, government agency, etc., especially one cataloging the classes taught at a college or university.

4. an official, special, or scholarly periodical, as of a learned society.

verb (used with object)

bulletined, bulletining 

1. to make known by a bulletin.

bulletin

/ ˈbʊlɪtɪn /

noun

1. an official statement on a matter of public interest, such as the illness of a public figure

2. a broadcast summary of the news

3. a periodical publication of an association, etc

verb

1. (tr) to make known by bulletin

Word History and Origins

Origin of bulletin¹

1645–55; < French, perhaps < Italian bullettino, equivalent to bullett ( a ) ( bulla bull ³ + -etta -ette ) + -ino -ine ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of bulletin¹

C17: from French, from Italian bullettino , from bulletta , diminutive of bulla papal edict, _bull ³

Example Sentences

The interior ministry sent out an internal bulletin warning police around the country of an “acceleration” in heists.

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She has, however, still had to navigate the occasional tricky situation, such as when she was a presenter on the BBC's entertainment bulletin Liquid News.

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The company acquired mineral leases around Fairbanks, guided by old geological bulletins indicating the presence of antimony at gold mines.

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One afternoon in January 1956, after an uneventful practice flight in his F.84F Thunderstreak, Powers was surprised to see his name on a list stuck to the squadron bulletin board.

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A photo of his storied office bulletin board on which moveable, color-coded index cards of show sketches are easily re-arranged offers a glimpse of how this works.

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Related Words

• announcement 
• dispatch 
• handout 
• notice 
• publication