bulletin

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noun

bul·​le·​tin ˈbu̇-lə-tᵊn 

 also  ˈbə-

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

bulletin

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verb

bulletined; bulletining; bulletins

transitive verb

: to make public by bulletin

Synonyms

Noun

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

Examples of bulletin in a Sentence

Noun

The television program was interrupted for a news bulletin.

picks up a church bulletin every Sunday after Mass

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

After sharing the missing person bulletin, Fairfax County tied the crash to the 19-year-old. —Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 13 June 2025

Federal and state law enforcement agencies and the Department of Homeland Security have repeatedly issued bulletins, warning the country is vulnerable to terrorism, especially at large events, as a result of the Gaza war. —Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 June 2025

Verb

Messages tacked to bulletin boards and written on dressing room blackboards conveyed the spirit of the team. —Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2022

Viewers are asked to respond to prompts based on works on view in the show by scribbling notes or making sketches on brightly colored pieces of paper, and pinning them to bulletin boards. —Steven Litt, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2021

Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

First Known Use

Noun

1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1812, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing bulletin

• all-points bulletin
• bulletin board

Kids Definition

bulletin

noun

bul·​le·​tin

ˈbu̇l-ət-ᵊn

: a brief public notice usually from an informed or official source

news bulletin