n.
- a journal or newspaper, especially the official one of an organization or institution.
- historical a news-sheet.
v.
Brit. announce or publish in an official gazette.
▸publish the fact of the appointment of (someone) to a military or other official post.
Etymology
C17: via Fr. from Ital. gazzetta, orig. Venetian gazeta de la novità ‘a halfpennyworth of news’ (with ref. to a news-sheet sold for a gazeta, a Venetian coin of small value).