WorldAugust 9, 2026

gazettes

guh-ZETS

Definition

To officially publish or announce something, such as a notice or legal appointment, in an official government journal.

Etymology

Derived from the Italian 'gazzetta', which was a 16th-century Venetian coin used to pay for a news sheet, eventually evolving to describe the news publication itself.

In the news

The article uses the term to describe the formal process of publishing electoral boundaries or dates in the government's official journal, which is a required step to ensure legal compliance for the upcoming election.

2027 election: Kenya must resolve the constitutional clock before crisis

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