dispatch
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5.9
- noun
- /dɪˈspætʃ/
- Literature
:
despacho
- The journalist sent a dispatch back to the newspaper, reporting on the unfolding events.
- a special dispatch
- dispatch No.
Meantime, TMZ got its hands on the Dispatch audio sending police to the Pelosi home for a priority Wellness check.
- Meantime, TMZ got its hands on the Dispatch audio sending police to the Pelosi home for a priority Wellness check.
Examples
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The general received a confidential dispatch detailing troop movements on the front lines.
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Men, I have a dispatch from headquarters, signed by General Washington himself.
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First dispatch has just arrived, my prince.
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A young officer with a scared face rushed up to hand him a dispatch board.
Fiction book (1993) -
By now, Munro would know his dispatch did not get through.
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Take a dispatch to General Sheridan.
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The 128-word Reuters dispatch that chronicled the event stated that officials from fifty nations were present.
Academic text (2007) -
In his dispatch, Kennan described a regime that desperately needed an enemy to justify its authoritarian rule.
Academic text (2013) -
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch headline read, "Clinton Covers the Waterfront, Seeking a Theme."
Academic text (1997) -
After a long wait, the last dispatch arrived, bringing news from the battlefield.
Synonyms
133
3.7
A short official statement giving urgent news
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1.1
A short spoken or written account of recent events in the media
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7.3
An official statement from a government or organization to the public
Compounds
- Archaic
1
8.3
A person who carries messages for the army by motorcycle often during war
- Formal
1
8.8
A locked box used to carry and keep important government papers like speeches
- Formal
A small lockable case for carrying important papers like letters or legal documents
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dispatch comes from old French words meaning 'send away quickly', often used for fast news from the field. So a dispatch today is an urgent official report or message sent quickly.