commentariat

/ ˌkɒmənˈtɛərɪæt /

noun

1. the journalists and broadcasters who analyse and comment on current affairs

Word History and Origins

Origin of commentariat¹

C20: from _commentator + _proletariat

Example Sentences

The Republican Party’s commentariat class is still furiously debating the Fuentes interview, but Carlson has blithely moved on to conducting interviews about A.I. girlfriends and George Santos’ prison exploits.

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Yet, those facts are too often overshadowed by the dour predictions of the commentariat.

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Among the commentariat, the president’s desecration of the East Wing is getting at least as much criticism as his extralegal killings at sea.

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In fact, the automobile’s history offers a better model for understanding the future of AI than those often served up by the commentariat—such as the 1990s telecom boom and bust or the 1870s railroad expansion.

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The commentariat appears to have no idea that the VIX almost always moves in the opposite direction of stocks, particularly around unexpected declines.

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