noun
gazette
guh-ZEHT
noun
1
A newspaper, especially one that comes out regularly.
"The local gazette has covered town council meetings for over a century."
"She scanned the gazette for news of the election result."
2
An official government publication that carries legal notices, appointments, and new laws.
"The new regulation was printed in the official gazette before it took effect."
"His promotion was announced in the government gazette."
verb
1
To publish something formally in a gazette.
"The court order was gazetted the following week."
How to Use Gazette
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA newspaper, or (in official use) a government publication announcing laws and appointments.
Common pairings
official gazette
gazette notice
gazetted officer
Word Forms
gazetted past tense, gazettes plural, gazettes singular
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Etymology
From French gazette, ultimately from an Italian coin called a gazeta — the small price once charged for an early Venetian news-sheet.