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Circulate

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

/ˈsɜːkjəleɪt/verbCommon term

In office & administration, circulate means: To send a document, such as an agenda, minutes or a memo, to all the people who need to see it.

In Turkish: dağıtmak, iletmek, paylaşmak

How it is used

Typical in meeting admin: "I'll circulate the minutes by Friday", "The agenda was circulated last week." Less formal synonyms are send round, send out and share. A circulation list is the list of people who receive a document.

Example sentences

  1. I'll circulate the draft minutes this afternoon for your comments.

  2. The new fire safety procedure has been circulated to all staff.

Common collocations

  • circulate the agenda
  • circulate the minutes
  • circulate to all staff
  • circulation list
  • minutesThe official written record of a meeting, listing who attended, what was discussed, what was decided and which actions were agreed.
  • agendaA list of the topics to be discussed at a meeting, in the order they will be discussed, usually sent to participants beforehand.
  • memoA short written message sent inside an organisation to give information, announce a change or ask staff to do something.
  • ccShort for carbon copy: to send a copy of an email to someone for information, or the field where you put their address.

More terms: Meetings, Minutes & Memos

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