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gazette

/ɡəˈzet/noun

उच्चारण गज़ेट

राजपत्र

Core word

noun
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    [C]

    an official journal of a government, containing public notices and announcements; a newspaper

    राजपत्र

    • the Gazette of India
    • The new rules were published in the Gazette last Friday.
    • The government published the names of the new judges in the Gazette.
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    • You can check the notice in the official gazette of your state.
    • A change of name must be announced in the gazette.

    Synonyms journal newspaper bulletin

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

in the Gazette / the Gazette of India

Use the definite article and a capital letter for an official government gazette. Notices are published in it.

सरकारी राजपत्र के लिए definite article और capital letter का प्रयोग होता है। सूचनाएँ उसमें प्रकाशित होती हैं।

  • The new rules were published in the Gazette of India.
  • The appointment was announced in the Gazette on Friday.

gazette + sth (verb, formal)

In law and administration, to gazette something means to publish it officially in the Gazette. It is mostly used in the passive.

कानून और प्रशासन में किसी बात को gazette करने का अर्थ उसे राजपत्र में आधिकारिक रूप से प्रकाशित करना है। यह प्रायः passive में आता है।

  • The sanctuary was gazetted in 1975.
  • The government has gazetted the new district boundaries.

gazette notification

A notification is the official announcement; the gazette is the publication that carries it.

Notification आधिकारिक घोषणा है; gazette वह प्रकाशन है जिसमें वह छपती है।

  • The exam date was confirmed by a gazette notification.

gazetted officer

This is an adjective use for senior government officers whose appointment is published in the Gazette. It is common in Indian service rules.

यह उन वरिष्ठ सरकारी अधिकारियों के लिए adjective प्रयोग है जिनकी नियुक्ति राजपत्र में छपती है। भारतीय सेवा नियमों में यह आम है।

  • A gazetted officer must attest the photocopy of your certificate.
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verb + gazette

publish in theappear in theissuereadbe printed in the

  • The result will appear in the gazette next week.

type of gazette

officialgovernmentstatecentralextraordinary

  • An extraordinary gazette was issued on the same night.

gazette + noun

notificationcopynumberdatepublication

  • Please quote the gazette number in your application.

gazetted + noun

officerpostholidayrank

  • Republic Day is a gazetted holiday in India.
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  • The name change was recorded in the state gazette.

नाम परिवर्तन राज्य राजपत्र में दर्ज किया गया।

  • Radhika submitted a copy of the gazette as proof of her name change.

राधिका ने अपने नाम परिवर्तन के प्रमाण के रूप में राजपत्र की प्रति जमा की।

  • Many Group A posts in the central services are gazetted posts.

केंद्रीय सेवाओं के कई Group A पद राजपत्रित पद हैं।

  • The school magazine is called the School Gazette.

विद्यालय की पत्रिका का नाम 'स्कूल गज़ट' है।

  • The ordinance came into force once it was published in the gazette.

अध्यादेश राजपत्र में प्रकाशित होते ही लागू हो गया।

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✗ The notice was published on the Gazette.

✓ The notice was published in the Gazette.

A notice is published in a gazette, as in a newspaper, not on it.

सूचना gazette 'में' प्रकाशित होती है, 'on' नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These words all name printed publications, but their purposes differ.

ये शब्द मुद्रित प्रकाशनों के नाम हैं, पर इनके उद्देश्य अलग हैं।

gazette

An official journal that carries government notices, appointments and laws.

आधिकारिक पत्र जिसमें सरकारी सूचनाएँ, नियुक्तियाँ और कानून छपते हैं।

  • The law was announced in the gazette.

newspaper

A daily or weekly paper carrying general news for the public.

आम जनता के लिए सामान्य समाचार वाला दैनिक या साप्ताहिक पत्र।

  • Radhika reads a newspaper every morning.

journal

A periodical on a special subject, often academic or professional.

किसी विशेष विषय पर, प्रायः शैक्षणिक या व्यावसायिक, नियतकालिक पत्रिका।

  • The study appeared in a medical journal.
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General knowledge

A gazetted officer is a senior officer whose appointment is published in the official gazette (Group A and B).

Gazetted officer (राजपत्रित अधिकारी) वरिष्ठ अधिकारी है जिसकी नियुक्ति राजपत्र में प्रकाशित होती है (Group A और B)।