managing editor

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of managing editor¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

Industry experts have estimated it could cost anywhere from £500,000 up to £4m, said Ruth Faulkner, the managing editor for Retail Jeweller magazine.

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Al Jazeera's managing editor said Israel wanted to "silence the coverage of any channel of reporting from inside Gaza".

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She is the managing editor of Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles and the founder of Group Chat, a conversation series in L.A.

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Originally from Kauai, Hawaii, she served as editor-in-chief of the Student Life, the oldest college newspaper in Southern California, after holding roles as managing editor, news editor and news writer.

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Audrey Smith, the managing editor, shuffled with her family from one hotel to another, then to a home in the Coachella Valley for a week, and most recently to an Airbnb property.

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