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Official gazette

Meaning in public administration, with examples

nounCommon term

In public administration, official gazette means: The government publication in which new laws, regulations, decrees and certain official notices and appointments are formally published, which often makes them legally valid.

In Turkish: Resmi Gazete

How it is used

Usually capitalised as a name: the Official Gazette. Texts are published in or appear in the Official Gazette, or come into force on publication. Equivalents include the Federal Register in the US and the Official Journal of the European Union.

Example sentences

  1. The regulation was published in the Official Gazette yesterday and comes into force in three months.

  2. Check the Official Gazette for the exact wording of the amendment.

Common collocations

  • published in the Official Gazette
  • Official Gazette notice
  • date of publication in the Official Gazette
  • legislationLaws as a group, or a particular law or set of laws, passed by a parliament or another law-making body.
  • regulationAn official rule made by a government body, usually under the authority of a law; also the general activity of controlling an industry or activity through such rules.
  • circularAn official letter or notice sent by a ministry or senior authority to all relevant offices, explaining how a rule should be applied or giving instructions.
  • appointmentThe act of officially choosing someone for a job or position, especially in the public sector; also the position itself.

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