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A letter, email, or notice sent to a larger group of people in order to inform everyone about something at the same time.
Die Geschäftsleitung hat ein Rundschreiben an alle Mitarbeiter verschickt, um die neuen Bürozeiten bekannt zu geben.
Management sent a circular to all employees to announce the new office hours.
The word is made up of 'rund' (round/around) and 'das Schreiben' (the letter/writing). The idea behind it is that a message 'die Runde macht' (makes the rounds), meaning it is distributed to many people at the same time.
Ein Rundschreiben geht an alle Mitglieder des Vereins.
A circular goes out to all members of the club.
'Rundschreiben' (circular) is often combined with verbs that describe sending and receiving information. Typical ones are: 'ein Rundschreiben versenden' (to send out a circular), 'verschicken' (to send), 'erhalten' (to receive), or 'verfassen' (to write/draft).
Alle Mitarbeiter haben gestern ein Rundschreiben der Personalabteilung erhalten.
All employees received a circular from the HR department yesterday.
This term is mainly used in the formal context of offices, authorities, clubs, or universities. In private settings, people are more likely to speak of a 'Gruppennachricht' (group message) or 'Rundmail' (group email/mass email).
Per Rundschreiben wurden alle Studierenden über die neuen Termine informiert.
All students were informed about the new dates by circular.
message / notification
'Mitteilung' and 'Rundschreiben' can both be a written piece of information. 'Mitteilung' is more general and can be addressed to one person or to several people. It can also be spoken. A 'Rundschreiben' is specifically a message sent to many people at the same time, for example to all parents, tenants, or employees. The words can be confused because a 'Rundschreiben' is a type of 'Mitteilung'. When the group of recipients is large and everyone receives the same information, 'Rundschreiben' is more precise.
Bei der Arbeit hat das Rundschreiben der Leitung alle Mitarbeitenden erreicht.
At work, the circular from management reached all employees.
Am Morgen lesen wir die Mitteilung über den Ausflug.
In the morning, we read the message about the excursion.