What does gazetted mean?
Gazetted is the past tense and past participle of gazette, a verb meaning to publish or announce something in an official gazette. Such gazettes are periodic official publications used by governments and public institutions to record appointments, regulations, notices, and other formal business. Consequently, “gazetted” often carries a strong sense of official recognition: a person may be gazetted as having been appointed to a position, while a rule may be gazetted before taking effect. The word belongs primarily to formal British and Commonwealth usage, but it is also understood in US English. It is especially useful when precision matters, because it identifies a particular form of publication rather than merely suggesting that something was announced. In newspapers, legal reports, and institutional records, the simple past form “was gazetted” is particularly common.
verb (past tense and past participle)Published or announced in an official gazette, especially a government or institutional publication. It can also imply that a person or organization has been officially recorded in this way.
- Officially published or announced in a gazette, especially by a government or other public authority.
"The appointment was gazetted in the official government notice."
"The new regulations were gazetted before they took effect."
"Her appointment as director was gazetted in the London Gazette."
If it appeared in the official gazette, it was officially gazetted.
Reviewed by Deb Chak, Editor. AI-assisted content curated by RJS Tech Solutions LLP.
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How gazetted is actually used
This is a formal and chiefly administrative term, most familiar in British and Commonwealth legal and governmental contexts, though it is also understood in US English.
Easily confused with gazetted
A gazette is the official publication itself, while gazetted is the past tense and past participle meaning published or announced in such a publication.