gazette
noun a journal or newspaper, especially the official journal of an organization or institution. verb Brit. announce or publish in an official gazette. ORIGIN from Venetian gazeta de la novità a halfpennyworth of news (with reference to a news-sheet sold for a gazeta, a Venetian coin of small value).
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