gazette

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noun

ga·​zette gə-ˈzet How to pronounce gazette (audio)
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: an official journal
3
British : an announcement in an official gazette

gazette

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verb

gazetted; gazetting

transitive verb

1
chiefly British : to announce or publish in a gazette
2
British : to announce the appointment or status of in an official gazette

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You are probably familiar with the word gazette from its use in the names of a number of newspapers, but the original Gazettes were a series of bulletins published in England in the 17th and early 18th centuries. These official journals contained notices of government appointments and promotions, as well as items like bankruptcies, property transfers, and engagements. In British English, gazette can also refer to the kind of announcement that one might find in such a publication. It can also be used as a verb meaning "to announce or publish in a gazette." The word derives via French from Italian gazetta. The related word gazetteer, which we now use for a dictionary of place names, once meant "journalist" or "publicist."

Examples of gazette in a Sentence

Noun picked up the monthly car-buyer's gazette when he was in town
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Noun
The bill will then go into effect within 120 days of its publication in Thailand’s government gazette. Abby Monteil, Them, 25 Sep. 2024 Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, and their Democratic-Republican and Federalist parties, battled out the idea war of their day in openly partisan gazettes. Michael Watson, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
Verb
Under pressure from Beijing, Article 23 draft legislation was gazetted March 8 and sailed through Hong Kong’s 90-seat Legislative Council in under 11 days, faster than any other law since 1997. Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024 The draft network statement will be gazetted in a few days time for public consultation before being finalized in Transnet SOC Ltd.’s next financial year, which begins April 1, the company said in a statement late Friday. Antony Sguazzin, Bloomberg.com, 16 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gazette 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French, from Italian gazetta

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of gazette was circa 1598

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“Gazette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gazette. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

gazette

noun
ga·​zette
gə-ˈzet
1
2
: an official journal

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