gazette
- 01 C2 Proficiency
n.an official publication used by a government to share new laws, public notices, or formal announcements.
n.an official periodical publication issued by a government or authority containing legal notices, appointments, and legislative changes.
Simple“The new environmental law was published in the government gazette yesterday.”
In context“The regulation will not come into legal effect until it has been formally published in the official gazette of the republic.”
UsageOften used with the definite article 'the' and frequently appears in the titles of official publications.
Synonyms - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.a word often used in the names of local or daily newspapers.
n.a common component in the mastheads of newspapers, originally implying a source of official news.
Simple“He has worked as a reporter for the local Gazette for over twenty years.”
In context“The city's oldest daily gazette announced it would be moving to a digital-only format starting next month.”
- 03 C2 Proficiency
v.to officially announce or publish something in a government journal.
v.to publish or announce a status, appointment, or legal notice in an official gazette.
Simple“The promotion of the senior officers was gazetted last week.”
In context“The insolvency of the firm was gazetted on Tuesday, alerting all creditors to the commencement of the liquidation process.”
UsageCommonly used in the passive voice in legal and administrative contexts.
“This story is published courtesy of the Harvard Gazette , Harvard University's official newspaper.”
“Spain's leftist government has reversed course and extended the operating life of the country's largest nuclear plant to reduce exposure to turbulent energy markets, the state gazette showed on Friday.”
Borrowed from French gazette, from Italian gazzetta, from Venetan gazeta, from gazeta dele novità (literally “a gazeta (halfpenny) of news”), named for the cost (one gazeta) of the newspaper. Compare penny dreadful, dime novel. See gazzetta for more.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.