fifth estate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fifth estate
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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"It is a fifth estate alongside the other power structures in our society."
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2019
“I don’t know if they’ll ever be accepted as the fifth estate, or something like that,” Wysopal said.
From Newsweek ● Apr. 17, 2013
They have become a kind of fifth estate, half educators and half national policymakers.
From Time Magazine Archive
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