bulletin Definition
bul·le·tin (bo̵ol′ə tin)
noun
- a brief official statement about a matter of public concern
- a brief statement of the latest news, as in a newspaper or on radio or TV
- a regular publication, as for the members of some society
Etymology: Fr < It bulletino, dim. of LL bulla: see bull
transitive verb
to announce or publish in a bulletin
bulletin Synonyms
bulletin
n.
A brief notice
release, notice, communiqué, news flash; see announcement 2, news 2.A published report
summary, journal, digest, periodical; see journal 2, record 1.
bulletin Usage Examples
Converse of object
- circulate: Once people start circulating the bulletin, it's possible to see how many times it's been forwarded by looking at the referrer.
- publish: Mr Irving publishes an occasional bulletin called " Action Report " .
- receive: Receive FREE bulletins by email of the latest jobs abroad.
- broadcast: This was the call sign of a Hamburg radio station which broadcast nightly news bulletins in English to the British people.
- distribute: October 2006 Trade & Press Bulletin Trade Bulletins Each time we distribute a bulletin to trade customers will will archive them here.
Adjective modifier
- quarterly: New material is published in the Association's ` Journal ' and in its quarterly bulletin, " REPORT " .
- fortnightly: Listings that are booked in the magazine also feature here in the fortnightly APe-mail bulletin.
- weekly: You can also register for a weekly jobs bulletin by via email.
- monthly: Enter your email address below to receive monthly email bulletins.
- hourly: An additional service that came into effect in 2002 involved hourly traffic bulletins with AA Roadwatch.
- statistical: The English average data for 1991 and 1998 is derived from a Department of Health statistical bulletin.
Modifies a noun
- board: See the bulletin board for a link to the full results.
- pntv: Overall rating with texas hold ' em we wish to bulletin board pntv.
- posting: A quick glance at the early IMDB user comments and bulletin board postings suggests that it will.
Noun used with modifier
- /discuss: Subscribe to the /discuss email bulletin and weâll keep you right up-to-date.
- vam-email: Any feedback you give will be used to improve vam-email bulletin.
- bi-monthly: Positive Aspects is a free, new bi-monthly email bulletin, which is for anyone who is interested in disability.
- news: Just listened to the 2pm news bulletin on the radio here.
- email: The site also allows users to register for a regular email bulletin on related issues.
- vacancy: In addition, your careers service may publish its own job vacancy bulletin on paper or online.
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