bulletin

noun bul·le·tin \ ˈbu̇-lə-tᵊn 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

At WHAS Radio, which relayed its signal over the phone to WSM in Nashville, exhausted announcers broadcast flood bulletins for 187 continuous hours.

— andrew wolfson, The Courier-Journal, "There's hope for Houston in the story of Louisville's Great Flood of 1937," 28 Aug. 2017
The cup had Burgin's DNA, and his fingerprints were lifted from the bulletin.

— ashley remkus, AL.com, "No death penalty for Huntsville church food pantry killer who stabbed elderly brothers to death," 22 Aug. 2017
Domestic Extremism: The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security warned of the serious threat posed by white supremacists back in May, according to an intelligence bulletin obtained by Foreign Policy.

— elaine godfrey, The Atlantic, "The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: ‘Racism Is Evil’," 14 Aug. 2017
The state of Iowa recently released a bulletin regulating the use of copper mugs by food and beverage sellers.

— sarah rense, Esquire, "Your Moscow Mule Mug Could Be Poisonous," 9 Aug. 2017
In June 2011, the SEC issued a bulletin alerting investors to the dangers of Chinese companies buying firms already listed in the U.S. to get around the costs and regulatory burdens of an IPO.

— benjamin bain, Bloomberg.com, "The U.S. Wants More IPOs. A Chinese Exchange Bid Will Test How Badly.," 8 Aug. 2017
On the other side of the bulletin board, visitors had left behind stickies with their reactions.

— katherine long, The Seattle Times, "Burke Museum will continue construction with loan from University of Washington," 7 Aug. 2017
On Tuesday, police issued a bulletin about Crystal’s disappearance.

— pauline repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Husband fears for missing wife's safety after she failed to reach church," 1 Aug. 2017
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

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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 Synonyms

Synonyms

book, journal, diurnal, gazette, mag, magazine, newspaper, organ, paper, periodical, rag, review, serial, zine

Other Broadcasting Terms

continuity, dissolve, fade, feed, remote, residual, spike, wipe

bulletin

verb

Definition of bulletin

transitive verb

:to make public by bulletin

First Known Use of bulletin

1812

BULLETIN Defined for English Language Learners

bulletin

noun

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