bulletin

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: bul=le=tin

CIDE DICTIONARY

bulletin, n. [F. bulletin, fr. It. bullettino, dim. of bulletta, dim. of bulla, bolla, an edict of the pope, from L. bulla bubble. See Bull an edict.].

•  A brief statement of facts respecting some passing event, as military operations or the health of some distinguished personage, issued by authority for the information of the public.  [1913 Webster]
•  Any public notice or announcement, especially of news recently received.  [1913 Webster]
•  A periodical publication, especially one containing the proceeding of a society.  [1913 Webster]

bulletin board, a board on which announcements are put, particularly at newsrooms, newspaper offices, etc.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bulletin, n.
1 a short official statement of news.
2 a regular list of information etc. issued by an organization or society.

Idiom

bulletin-board US a notice-board.

Etymology

F f. It. bullettino dimin. of bulletta passport, dimin. of bulla seal, BULL(2)

THESAURUS

bulletin

account, account rendered, accounting, acquaintance, acta, announcement, annual, blue book, brief, briefing, census report, communication, communique, data, datum, directory, dispatch, election returns, enlightenment, evidence, facts, factual information, familiarization, flash, gen, general information, guidebook, handout, hard information, incidental information, info, information, instruction, intelligence, knowledge, light, mention, message, minutes, news item, news report, notice, notification, presentation, press release, proceedings, promotional material, proof, publication, publicity, release, report, returns, sidelight, statement, tally, the dope, the goods, the know, the record, the scoop, transactions, transmission, white book, white paper, word, yearbook

ROGET THESAURUS

bulletin

Correspondence

N correspondence, letter, epistle, note, billet, post card, missive, circular, favor, billet-doux, chit, chitty, letter card, picture post card, postal, card, despatch, dispatch, bulletin, these presents, rescript, rescription, post, epistolary, furor scribendi.

News

N news, information, piece of news, budget of news, budget of information, intelligence, tidings, word, advice, aviso, message, dispatch, despatch, telegram, cable, marconigram, wire, communication, errand, embassy, report, rumor, hearsay, on dit, flying rumor, news stirring, cry, buzz, bruit, fame, talk, oui dire, scandal, eavesdropping, town tattle, table talk, tittle tattle, canard, topic of the day, idea afloat, bulletin, fresh news, stirring news, glad tidings, flash, news just in, on-the-spot coverage, live coverage, old story, old news, stale news, stale story, chestnut, narrator, newsmonger, scandalmonger, talebearer, telltale, gossip, tattler, journalism, media, news media, the press, the information industry, newspaper, magazine, tract, journal, gazette, publication, radio, television, ticker (electronic information transmission), United Press International, UPI, Associated Press, AP, The Dow Jones News Service, DJ, The New York Times News Service, NYT, Reuters, TASS, The Nikkei, newscaster, newsman, newswoman, reporter, journalist, correspondent, foreign correspondent, special correspondent, war correspondent, news team, news department, anchorman, anchorwoman, sportscaster, weatherman, press secretary, public relations department, public relations man, many-tongued, rumored, publicly rumored, currently rumored, currently reported, rife, current, floating, afloat, going about, in circulation, in every one's mouth, all over the town, in progress, live, on the spot, in person, as the story goes, as the story runs, as they say, it is said, by telegraph, by wireless, airy tongues that syllable men's names, what's up?, what's the latest?, what's new?, what's the latest poop?.