editorial

American  

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

noun

• editorials
  plural

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

Derived Forms

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

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• editorials
  plural

Etymology

Origin of editorial

First recorded in 1735–45; editor + -ial

Explanation

An editorial is an article that expresses the opinion of the person who or organization that wrote it. The president of the Llama Lovers Club wrote a scathing editorial in the Llama Times newspaper to protest the rash of llama thefts in her area. Open up any newspaper, and you'll see page after page of articles. Most of these articles were written by journalists who assembled and reported the facts of the story. On the editorial page, however, you'll find nothing but opinion. That opinion might come from the editor of the paper, a local politician, or a concerned citizen who has found some important issue to discuss. Editorial can also refer to the editor of the paper, whose editorial decisions determine which articles — and editorials appear in each edition.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

editorial editorials

Jupp also served as editorial executive for BBC Content, and more recently has led the BBC's editorial work on generative AI, based in the US.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The Cornell Daily Sun, having followed the case from the beginning, made the bold decision to publish all seven defendants’ names on the paper’s front page in an editorial titled, “Cornell Won’t, We Will.”

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Independence is key for Thompson and he is seeking assurances that he will have wide-ranging autonomy for editorial operations, people close to him said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Japan needs to open its doors to more foreigners, the Nikkei business daily said in a recent editorial.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Coach Gifford was about to discover that the athletic department was finally going to enjoy the editorial support it had long been denied.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

Dylan Loh, an associate professor at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, said it was "somewhat telling" and unusual that PLA Daily editorials had written about Zhang and Liu more than once.

From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026

She writes editorials, as well as the weekly Potomac Watch political column, from her base in Alaska.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

He took over the paper in the 1980s, and his columns, which he describes as “hard-hitting editorials that defend the rights of the Armenian people worldwide,” have been translated into languages around the world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026

Her ascent after all this was the subject of numerous editorials in the Independent Florida Alligator, including one with the headline “Katie Waldman Should Resign.”

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025

“Almost all of the things written on the subject were editorials, not exposes,” Kennedy would later explain.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Related Words

• article
• critique
• opinion
• report
• review