Bulletin meaning

bo͝olĭ-tn, -tĭn
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Bulletin means to announce or give a brief, formal statement in a speech or publication.

An example of bulletin is for a mayor to make a speech and announce a new town law.

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To announce or make known by bulletin.
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To announce or publish in a bulletin.
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To announce something by means of such a report or publication.
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A periodical, especially one published by an organization or society.
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A printed program, especially one listing the order of worship for a religious service.

A church bulletin.

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A short printed publication, especially one produced by an organization.
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A brief report, especially an official statement on a matter of public interest issued for immediate publication or broadcast.
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The definition of a bulletin is a brief, official statement, or a regular publication.

An example of a bulletin is a news announcement on the television.

An example of a bulletin is a church's weekly newsletter.

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A brief update or summary of current news, as on television or radio or in a newspaper.
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A brief official statement about a matter of public concern.
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A brief statement of the latest news, as in a newspaper or on radio or TV.
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A regular publication, as for the members of some society.
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A short report, especially one released through official channels to be broadcast or publicized.
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A short news report.
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Origin of bulletin

  • French probably from Italian bullettino diminutive of bolletta bill diminutive of bolla bubble, bull from Medieval Latin bulla bull2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French bulletin.

    From Wiktionary

Bulletin Sentence Examples

  • I agreed to search while he'd put out an all-points bulletin on the vehicle Howie was driving.

  • The municipal bulletin of the 31st of December 1906 gives a total of 169,563, not including 4835 soldiers.

  • Use bulletin boards to display pictures, notes, cards and small mementos.

  • Descriptions of spectroheliographs by Hale, Deslandres, Newall and others, may be found in various papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astrophysical Journal, Comptes rendus, Bulletin astronomique, and other periodicals.

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