managing editor

American  

noun

1. an editor assigned to the supervision and coordination of certain editorial activities of a newspaper, magazine, book publishing company, or the like. M.E., m.e.

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Etymology

Origin of managing editor

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

Previously, he was the managing editor of Mergers & Acquisitions Report, a newsletter published by Investment Dealers' Digest.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chip joined the Journal from LinkedIn, where he was a managing editor, helping oversee the original news and commentary on the site.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Riley, the managing editor of the New Criterion, is the author of “The Bridges of Robert Adam: A Fanciful and Picturesque Tour.”

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He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina, where he served as managing editor of his college newspaper, the Daily Gamecock, and interned at The State newspaper.

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He is a graduate of Wayne State University, where he studied journalism and Arabic and was managing editor of the student newspaper, the South End.

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