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Bulletin vs Hearsay - What's the difference?

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Bulletin is a related term of hearsay.


As nouns the difference between bulletin and hearsay

is that bulletin is while hearsay is information that was heard by one person about another.

bulletin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A short report, especially one released through official channels to be broadcast or publicized
  • A short news report
  • A short printed publication, especially one produced by an organization
  • Derived terms

    * bulletin board

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To announce something by means of such a report or publication
  • hearsay

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • information that was heard by one person about another
  • (legal) evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge; normally inadmissible because not made under oath
  • (legal) evidence: an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted; normally inadmissible because not subject to cross-examination, unless the hearsay statement falls under one of the many exceptions
  • Synonyms

    * report * rumor * common talk * gossip

    See also

    * hear * as they say * you know what they say * so they say