news bulletinˈnews ˌbulletin noun [countable] 
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Thesaurus- Briefing groups have been established at many locations and a news bulletin is circulated throughout the Company's businesses.
- Instead, she crouched over the radio, listening, like all the others, as the news bulletin began.
- Restrict yourself to one news bulletin a day, or avoid the news and newspapers altogether.
- The 8 p.m. news bulletin each evening gave prominence to presidential and governmental words and deeds.
- When a news bulletin informed him of the crash of ValuJet Flight 592, he realized that call would never come.
Longman Language Activatornews on television or in a newspaper► the news
1British English a short news programme on radio or television, reporting only the most important information2American English a very short news programme on radio or television, broadcast suddenly in the middle of another programme when something very important has happened SYN newsflash British English reports about recent events, reported in newspapers or on television, radio or the Internet: · He always reads the sports news first.· Welcome to the early evening news.· I was listening to the news this morning, but I didn't catch what they said about it.on the news (=on television or radio): · They said on the news that the visit has been cancelled.· Did you hear anything on the news about the bomb? in the news (=reported about on television, radio, in newspapers etc): · She's been in the news a lot recently.follow the news (=listen, read or watch the news regularly): · I don't know if you've been following the news, but I heard that three American servicemen were killed there.
► news events that are reported in newspapers or in news programmes: · News is coming in about an oil spill in the South Atlantic.news about: · The paper was full of news about the peace negotiations.local/national/regional news: · We deal mainly with local news.
► news bulletin especially British a short news programme, in which only the most important pieces of news are read: · It was reported in news bulletins throughout the day that the astronauts were in trouble.· a weekly news bulletin
► newsflash especially British /special report/news bulletin American a piece of news that is so important that it is broadcast immediately, often in the middle of another programme: · We interrupt this programme to bring you a newsflash.· There were special reports about the accident on all the networks.· All the shows started late because of the news bulletin about the bombing.
► update/news update a broadcast report of the most recent news about something: · We will continue to bring you news updates throughout the day.update/news update on: · the latest update on the rescue effort
► the headlines the important points of the news, printed in big letters on the front page of a newspaper or read at the beginning of a news broadcast: · I just have time to glance at the headlines before I leave for work.· This is the six o'clock news. First, the headlines ...
► top story/lead story American the most important piece of news that is reported at the beginning of a news broadcast: · Tonight's top story: unemployment is at a 20 year low.
WORD SETS► Television & Radioaction replay, nounAM, nounanchor, nounanchor, verbanchorperson, nounannounce, verbannouncer, nounantenna, nounAutocue, nounbleep, verbbreakfast television, nounbroadcaster, nounbroadcasting, nouncable, nouncable television, call-in, nouncathode ray tube, nounchannel surfing, nounchat show, nounclosedown, nounCNN, continuity, noundisc jockey, nounepisode, nounfast-forward, verbfly-on-the-wall, adjectiveFM, noungame show, nounghetto blaster, nounheadphones, nounhost, nouninfomercial, nouninfotainment, nouninstant replay, nouninterference, nounITV, lead-in, nounlocal radio, nounloop, nounminiseries, nounmonitor, nounnarrator, nounnetwork, nounnetwork, verbnews, nounnews agency, nounnews bulletin, nounnewscast, nounnewsflash, nounnewsreader, nounomnibus, nounon, prepositionout-take, nounphone-in, nounpilot, nounplay-by-play, nounpresent, verbprime time, nounprogramme, nounprogramming, nounpublic access channel, nounpublic television, nounquestion master, nounquiz, nounradio, nounremote, nounrepeat, verbrepeat, nounrequest, nounscreen, nounscreen, verbscreening, nounscreenplay, nounscreenwriter, nounscriptwriter, nounseason, nounsimulcast, verbsitcom, nounsituation comedy, nounsoap, nounsoap opera, nounsound, nounspeaker, nounspin-off, nounsplit screen, nounsportscast, nounspot, nounstation break, nounstudio, nounstudio audience, nounswingometer, nountalking head, nountalk show, nountest card, nountrailer, nountransmission, nountube, nounTV, nounvideo, nounvideo camera, nounvideo nasty, nounvoice-over, nounwardrobe, nounweatherman, nounwireless, nounzapper, noun