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noun bul·le·tin \ˈbu̇-lə-t^ən also ˈbə-\

Definition of bulletin

1 : a brief public notice issuing usually from an authoritative source; specifically : a brief news item intended for immediate publication or broadcast
2 : periodical; especially : the organ of an institution or association

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Examples of bulletin in a Sentence

The television program was interrupted for a news bulletin.
picks up a church bulletin every Sunday after Mass

Recent Examples of bulletin from the Web

Before long, the digital bulletin board had the attention of DNR biologists.

— jonas shaffer, baltimoresun.com, "Fish tales: DNR's Maryland Angler's Log a valuable resource for biologists," 18 July 2017
A group of journalists record news bulletins as voice memos and share them through messaging apps like Telegram and Whatsapp.

— laurent belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, "Watching freedom of the press erode, Venezuela's journalists get innovative," 7 July 2017
Dominguez said parishioners are kept abreast about the fundraising progress in the weekly bulletin, which also provides answers to frequently asked questions about the effort.

— mike danahey, Elgin Courier-News, "St. Joseph parish in Elgin halfway to funding new church building," 7 July 2017
The Naperville Fire Department initially sent 13 rescue vehicles and pieces of apparatus to the scene, according to an electronic bulletin.

— bill bird, Naperville Sun, "At least 1 hurt in crash on I-88 near Aurora-Naperville border," 5 July 2017
The police bulletin indicated that at least some of the vehicles were unlocked.

— karen berkowitz, chicagotribune.com, "Police: Highland Park hit by vehicle burglars who target secluded areas," 3 July 2017
A decade ago, the limit was increased without an appropriate understanding of the risks, according to an NNSA technical bulletin in February.

— r. jeffrey smith, Science | AAAS, "Safety problems at a Los Alamos laboratory," 30 June 2017
Meridian police issued an all-points bulletin and two days later Sedillo turned himself in.

— john sowell, idahostatesman, "Man accused of threatening Meridian residents now charged with federal drug crime," 30 June 2017
Tacked onto a bulletin board behind Marcela Garcia’s desk at the Walker’s Point Center for the Arts is a picture of a girl painting a poinsettia onto a red clay pot.

— sarah hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Marcela Garcia leads Walker's Point arts center she attended as a girl," 28 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of bulletin

French, from Middle French, from bullette seal, notice, diminutive of bulle seal, from Medieval Latin bulla

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First Known Use: 1765

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bulletin

verb bul·le·tin

Definition of bulletin

transitive verb
: to make public by bulletin

First Known Use of bulletin

1812

BULLETIN Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of bulletin for English Language Learners

: a quick announcement from an official source about an important piece of news
: a short piece of writing that an organization publishes to give news about itself