bulletinbul‧le‧tin /ˈbʊlətɪn/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINbulletin
ExamplesOrigin:
1700-1800 French, Italian bullettino, from bulla ‘official announcement by the pope’, from Medieval Latin, ‘sealed document’, from Latin; ➔ BILL1EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
word sets- The latest police bulletin described the suspect as a white male in his twenties.
- Our next bulletin is at 10.30 p.m.
WORD SETS► Newspapers/Printing/Publishing
Collocationsabstract, nounagony aunt, nounagony column, nounannual, nounanthology, nounantiquarian, adjectiveappendix, nounarticle, nounauthor, nounautobiography, nounback, nounbackslash, nounbackspace, nounballoon, nounbanner headline, nounbestiary, nounbest-seller, nounbibliography, nounbibliophile, nounbind, verbbinder, nounbinding, nounbiographer, nounbiography, nounblackout, nounbold, adjectiveboldface, nounbook, nounbookbinding, nounbooklet, nounbookmark, nounbookmobile, nounbookplate, nounbookseller, nounbookshop, nounbookstall, nounbookstore, nounbound, adjectivebox, nounbraille, nounbroadsheet, nounbrochure, nounbubble, nounbulletin, nounby-line, nouncalendar, nouncaption, nouncarry, verbcatalogue, nouncentrefold, nounchain letter, nounchapbook, nounchapter, nounchequebook journalism, nouncircular, nouncirculation, nouncity desk, nouncity editor, nounclassified ad, nounclip, nounclipping, nouncodex, nouncol, collection, nouncolour supplement, nouncolumn, nouncolumnist, nouncomic, nouncomic strip, nouncommentary, nouncommentator, nouncompanion, nouncompendium, nouncomposition, nouncompositor, nouncontribute, verbcontributor, nouncopy, nouncopy editor, nouncopyist, nouncorrespondent, nouncoursebook, nouncover girl, nouncover story, nouncross-refer, verbcross-reference, nouncutting, noundaily, noundesk, noundiarist, noundiary, noundictionary, noundime novel, noundirectory, noundog-eared, adjectivedoorstep, verbdotted line, noundraft, noundraft, verbDTP, noundust jacket, nouned., edit, verbedition, nouneditor, nouneditorial, nouneditorship, nounemend, verbencyclopedia, nounentry, nounerratum, nounet al, adverbet cetera, adverbexclusive, nounexposure, nounexpurgated, adjectivefeature, nounff, figure, nounfiller, nounfinancial supermarket, Fleet Street, fly leaf, nounfolio, nounfollow-up, nounfont, nounfootnote, nounforeword, nounformat, nounformat, verbfrontispiece, nounfull-page, adjectivefull stop, nounfunny papers, noungagging order, galley, noungazette, noungazetteer, nounghost, verbghost writer, noungloss, noungloss, verbglossary, nounglossy, noungonzo journalism, noungossip column, noungraphic design, nounguide, nounguillotine, nounhack, nounhagiography, nounhalftone, nounhandbill, nounhandbook, nounhardback, nounhardcover, nounheading, nounheadline, nounheadline, verbheadword, nounhistory, nounhumorist, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounimpression, nounimprimatur, nounimprint, nounindent, verbindentation, nounindex, nounindex, verbinsert, nouninset, nouninset, verbinstalment, nouninterpolate, verbISBN, nounissue, nounitalicize, verbitalics, nounjacket, nounjournal, nounjournalese, nounjournalism, nounjournalist, nounjourno, nounl, landscape, nounlayout, nounleader, nounleading article, nounleaf, nounletter-size, adjectivelibrary, nounlimited edition, nounlined, adjectiveLinotype, nounliterature, nounlocal paper, nounlocal rag, nounloose-leaf, adjectivelower case, nounmag, nounmagazine, nounmanuscript, nounmargin, nounmasthead, nounmezzotint, nounmicrofiche, nounmisprint, nounmonograph, nounmonthly, nounmorocco, nounmuckraking, nounN/A, N.B., news, nounnews agency, nounnewshound, nounnewsletter, nounnewspaper, nounnewsprint, nounnews release, nounnon-fiction, nounnote, nounnotebook, nounnotice, nounnumber, nounobituary, nounoffprint, nounoffset, adjectiveomnibus, nounop. cit., open letter, nounorgan, nounoverleaf, adverboverprint, verbp., pagination, nounpamphlet, nounpamphleteer, nounpap, nounpaparazzi, nounpaper, nounpaperback, nounpaperboy, nounpaper girl, nounpaper round, nounpaper shop, nounpara, passage, nounpaste-up, nounperiodical, nounpersonal ad, nounpersonal column, nounphrasebook, nounpicture book, nounpiece, nounplate, nounpocketbook, nounpp., prequel, nounpress, nounpress baron, nounpress box, nounpress conference, nounpress corps, nounpress cutting, nounpress gallery, nounpressman, nounpress office, nounpress release, nounprint, verbprint, nounprinted matter, nounprinter, nounprinting, nounprinting ink, nounprinting press, nounproblem page, nounproof, nounproofread, verbpublication, nounpublish, verbpublisher, nounpublishing, nounpull-out, nounquarterly, adjectivequarterly, nounquarto, nounquire, nounquotation, nounquote, verbrag, nounreader, nounreadership, nounreading, nounream, nounred ink, nounreference, nounreference book, nounreference library, nounrelease, verbreprint, verbreproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectivereview, nounreview, verbreviewer, nounrevise, verbrevision, nounrider, nounroman, nounsans serif, nounsaturation, nounscare story, nounscoop, nounscoop, verbsection, nounserif, nounset, verbsilk screen, adjectivesketch, nounslipcase, nounsmall ad, nounsoft porn, nounsource, nounspace, nounspine, nounsplash, verbspoiler, nounstay of execution, nounstop press, nounstory, nounstorybook, nounstringer, nounstrip, nounstrip cartoon, nounsub, nounsub, verbsubedit, verbsub-editor, nounsubheading, nounsubscribe, verbsubscriber, nounsubscription, nounsuperscript, adjectivesupplement, nounsymposium, nounsyndicate, verbtable, nountabloid, nountext, nounthumb index, nountitle page, nountome, nountract, nountreatise, nountrot, nountype, nountypeface, nountypescript, nountypesetting, nountypographer, nountypography, nounvanity press, nounvellum, nounvignette, nounvol., volume, nounweekly, nounwell-thumbed, adjectivewoodblock, nounwrite-up, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► electronic
1a news report on radio or television2an official statement that tells people about something important3a letter or printed statement that a group or organization produces to tell people its news· In the electronic environment, bulletin boards are paralleling the role of poster sessions and list servers that of seminar papers.· The parents had been alerted to the amendment through postings on their electronic bulletin boards.· The case will be quickly followed by a second action taken against a large electronic bulletin board company.· The packet is posted on the electronic bulletin board, and Felton himself reads them all, responding to many himself.
► late· Our late bulletin tonight is at half past ten.· Our late bulletin is at 10.30 p.m.· The latest going bulletin from Kempton favours Bradbury Star, with the going now changed to good to soft from soft.· News of that game on our late bulletin at ten thirty.· And early September generally is set fair to be a good spell for holidays, says his latest bulletin.
► monthly· In both cases the customer is sent quarterly statements plus a monthly bulletin of market analysis and research.· Its priceless monthly bulletins will continue to add to the gaiety of nations.· A monthly bulletin is prepared and circulated to each section.· Its monthly bulletin goes to over 350 groups.· It publishes a monthly bulletin featuring all the latest small business opportunities.
NOUN► board· In the electronic environment, bulletin boards are paralleling the role of poster sessions and list servers that of seminar papers.· To call a local computer bulletin board, you would use: A.. The Terminal program in Windows.· Officials from Aiken studied those systems and spent two years planning, realizing that they wanted more than a text-type bulletin board.· The parents had been alerted to the amendment through postings on their electronic bulletin boards.· KidzNet also bars access to Internet newsgroups, bulletin boards or chat rooms, whether pornographic or not.· The packet is posted on the electronic bulletin board, and Felton himself reads them all, responding to many himself.· Tearooms had regulars who left messages on bulletin boards.· Instead of answering she walked to the bulletin board and pinned up the clipping.
► computer· Information is the fuel that feeds the otaku's worshipped dissemination systems - computer bulletin boards, modems, faxes.· To call a local computer bulletin board, you would use: A.. The Terminal program in Windows.· They can be ordered through catalogs, computer bulletin board systems and on-line services.· No longer was it enough to write a program that connected reliably with local computer bulletin boards or even national on-line services.· Write a classified newspaper ad, or post a note on a computer bulletin board, offering to give the computer away.· There are tens of thousands of computer bulletin boards operating across the country, many of them free.· Electronic networks, such as electronic mail and computer bulletin boards, extend this changing political identity even further.· If you use a computer bulletin board, the responses can go there.
► news· The revolutionary radio stations are monitored daily and brief news bulletins circulated among the prisoners.· They followed the news bulletins of such groups as Good for Women and formed their own watchdog groups.· So this is the first news bulletin to allocate a regular slot for science and allied matters.· When a news bulletin informed him of the crash of ValuJet Flight 592, he realized that call would never come.· His coming meant that the radio station could deal with more than news bulletins and official talks.· The 8 p.m. news bulletin each evening gave prominence to presidential and governmental words and deeds.· Radio journalists took control of news bulletins.· However, the Conservatives also predominated in both national news bulletins and in parliamentary review programmes, particularly the latter.