adland

British

/ ˈædˌlænd /

noun

informal the advertising industry and the people who work in it

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Etymology

Origin of adland

C20: from _ad ( _vertising ) + _land

Example Sentences

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The same is true in adland, says Golding.

From The Guardian • Nov. 22, 2017

Bushman’s study may be bad news for some in adland, but it’s great news for the online media outlets reporting it.

From The Guardian • Jul. 23, 2015

And maybe SC&P could hack their way through adland with a hired gun like Lou for a bit longer, but even Jim Cutler knows it's not the same as having the real thing.

From The Guardian • May 28, 2014

Parker took to Hollywood like a duck to water – "they embraced us, and we embraced them" – along with his other adland compadres, Ridley and Tony Scott, and Adrian "Flashdance" Lyne.

From The Guardian • Jan. 24, 2013

For Sutherland it demonstrates that sometimes people in "adland" get out of touch from their fellow countrymen.

From BBC • May 12, 2011

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