Reith
noun
John ( Charles Walsham ), 1st Baron. 1889–1971, British public servant: first general manager (1922–27) and first director general (1927–38) of the BBC
Reithian
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a word derived from
Reith.
Example Sentences
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Finally, education, the third pillar of the BBC's Reithian mission to "inform, educate, and entertain", has renewed its centrality to the Corporation.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2021
There's something Reithian about his humour, I suggest: inform, entertain and educate.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2013
Executives nervous at giving creative freedom to such a firecracker talent can reflect on Self's undoubted Reithian credentials: what other contemporary writer can be relied upon to send readers reaching for their dictionaries?
From The Guardian ● Jan. 18, 2013
The idea that a committee somewhere makes these calls has a marvellously archaic, Reithian quality.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2013
So in the interests of Reithian balance, let's finish with one of Real Madrid's lowest ebbs.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 2, 2010
