punditocracy

[ puhn-di-tok-ruh-see ]

noun

1. influential media pundits collectively.

Word History and Origins

Origin of punditocracy¹

First recorded in 1985–90; pundit ( def ) + -o- ( def ) + -cracy ( def )

Example Sentences

The choice of Kline was widely mocked by the punditocracy as less than optimal.

From The Daily Beast

The handwringers and bed wetters in the D.C. punditocracy should know that Barack Obama will never be on their timeline.

From The Daily Beast

My peers, colleagues, and friends in the financial-political-punditocracy rushed to hit the panic button and assign blame.

From The Daily Beast

Yes, I believe that the Iraq War caused a segment of the liberal punditocracy to lose its way on foreign policy.

From The Daily Beast

Immediately, members of the punditocracy jumped to their keyboards to rewrite the narrative of the 2012 election.

From The Daily Beast