Meanings
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1
noun
a newspaper, especially one whose title contains Gazette
The local gazette reported the council's decision on its front page.
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2
noun
an official publication containing government, legal, or institutional notices
The appointment appeared in the official gazette on Monday.
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3
verb
to publish or announce something officially in a gazette
The ministry will gazette the new conservation area next month.
Thesaurus
Etymology
From French gazette and Italian gazzetta, probably through Venetian gazeta de le novita, a news-sheet sold for one gazeta, a small coin. The name of the coin passed to the publication and then to official journals and the verb for publishing in one.