[bul.le.tin] n [F, fr. MF, fr. bullette seal, notice, dim. of bulle seal, fr. ML bulla] (1765) 1: a brief public notice issuing usu. from an authoritative source; specif: a brief news item intended for immediate publication or broadcast
2: periodical; esp: the organ of an institution or association
[2]bulletin vt (1838): to make public by bulletin