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official gazette
An official, regularly published publication of a public authority in which laws, regulations, announcements, and other official notices are published.
Die neue Bauordnung wurde im Amtsblatt der Stadt bekannt gegeben.
The new building code was announced in the city's official gazette.
The word is made up of 'Amt' (office, authority) and 'Blatt' (newspaper, sheet of paper). The linking '-s' connects the two parts. So it is literally a 'Blatt des Amtes' (paper of the authority).
Alle neuen Gesetze müssen in einem Amtsblatt veröffentlicht werden.
All new laws must be published in an official gazette.
'Amtsblatt' (official gazette) is almost always used with the preposition 'in' (with the dative) and certain verbs. Common combinations are 'im Amtsblatt veröffentlichen' (to publish in the official gazette), 'im Amtsblatt bekannt geben' (to announce in the official gazette), or 'etwas steht im Amtsblatt' (something is in the official gazette).
Die Wahlergebnisse wurden im offiziellen Amtsblatt bekannt gegeben.
The election results were announced in the official gazette.
This word belongs to formal administrative and legal language. In normal everyday life, it is used only when referring to official notices.
Für die Baugenehmigung müssen Sie die Veröffentlichung im Amtsblatt abwarten.
For the building permit, you must wait for the publication in the official gazette.
bulletin
A Bulletin is a short official report that provides information about current developments. An Amtsblatt, by contrast, is a regularly published authority publication for laws, regulations, and official announcements. Bulletin is appropriate for a current situation report, while Amtsblatt is used for a formal publication by an authority.
Die Behörde veröffentlicht die neue Verordnung im Amtsblatt.
The authority publishes the new regulation in the official gazette.
Die Behörde informiert in einem täglichen Bulletin über die aktuelle Lage.
The authority provides information about the current situation in a daily bulletin.
