I. gəˈzet, usu -ed.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Italian gazzetta, from Venetian dialect gazeta gazet, periodical that sold for a gazet
1. : a news sheet published periodically : newspaper — used chiefly in the names of newspapers
2. : an official journal published at regular intervals (as twice a week in London and Edinburgh) containing records of various official acts, lists of promotions and honors, names of bankrupts, and public notices
3. Britain : an announcement in an official gazette
just saw the gazette of his appointment
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
1. chiefly Britain : to announce or publish in a gazette : announce (as an appointment or a case of bankruptcy) publicly
an Order in Council gazetted in Jerusalem — Manchester Guardian Weekly
2. Britain : to announce the appointment or status of in an official gazette
he was gazetted to the regiment in 1932
white troops gazetted for permanent duty in Africa — New York Times