editorial

American  

[ed-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] / ˌɛd ɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /

noun

1. an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.

2. a statement broadcast on radio or television that presents the opinion of the owner, manager, or the like, of the program, station, or channel.

3. something regarded as resembling such an article or statement, as a lengthy, dogmatic utterance.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the commissioning or compiling of content for publication, or to a person who does such work.

   editorial policies;

   editorial skills.

2. of, relating to, or involved in the preparation of an editorial or editorials.

   editorial page;

   editorial writer.

3. of or relating to the literary and artistic activities or contents of a publication, broadcasting organization, or the like, as distinguished from its business activities, advertisements, etc..

   an editorial employee; an editorial decision, not an advertising one.

editorial British  

/ ˌɛdɪˈtɔːrɪəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to editing or editors

2. of, relating to, or expressed in an editorial

3. of or relating to the content of a publication rather than its commercial aspects

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noun

1. an article in a newspaper, etc, expressing the opinion of the editor or the publishers

editorial Cultural  

1. An article in a newspaper or magazine expressing the opinion of the editor or publisher.

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Other Word Forms

• editorialist noun
• editorially adverb
• noneditorial adjective
• noneditorially adverb
• preeditorial adjective
• preeditorially adverb
• pseudoeditorial adjective
• pseudoeditorially adverb

Etymology

Origin of editorial

First recorded in 1735–45; editor + -ial

Example Sentences

The editorial focuses on policies in the Beltway and coastal states, but this trend is advancing far and fast in states across the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Global Times editorial published on Thursday said the lack of people-to-people exchanges between the countries and the long absence of a US presidential visit to China was "abnormal and should not be the case".

From BBC

The Washington Post said in an editorial on Tuesday that keeping benefits to $100,000 or less was a good starting point to discussing Social Security reform.

From MarketWatch

Some have questioned the BBC's appointment of someone with a background in tech rather than public service or traditional editorial experience.

From BBC

He bought newspaper ads and solicited favorable editorials, appealing to Americans’ patriotic sympathies.

From Barron's

Related Words

• article
• critique
• opinion
• report
• review