editorial

[ ed-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ]

noun

1. an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
2. a statement broadcast on radio or television that presents the opinion of the owner, manager, or the like, of the program, station, or channel.
3. something regarded as resembling such an article or statement, as a lengthy, dogmatic utterance.

adjective

1. of or relating to the commissioning or compiling of content for publication, or to a person who does such work:

   editorial policies;

   editorial skills.

2. of, relating to, or involved in the preparation of an editorial or editorials:

   editorial page;

   editorial writer.

3. of or relating to the literary and artistic activities or contents of a publication, broadcasting organization, or the like, as distinguished from its business activities, advertisements, etc.:

   an editorial employee; an editorial decision, not an advertising one.

editorial

/ ˌɛdɪˈtɔːrɪəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to editing or editors
2. of, relating to, or expressed in an editorial
3. of or relating to the content of a publication rather than its commercial aspects

noun

1. an article in a newspaper, etc, expressing the opinion of the editor or the publishers

editorial

1. An article in a newspaper or magazine expressing the opinion of the editor or publisher.

Derived Forms

• ˌediˈtorially, adverb
• ˌediˈtorialist, noun

Other Words From

• ed·i·to·ri·al·ist [ed-i-, tawr, -ee-, uh, -list, -, tohr, -], noun
• edi·tori·al·ly adverb
• noned·i·tori·al adjective
• noned·i·tori·al·ly adverb
• preed·i·tori·al adjective
• preed·i·tori·al·ly adverb
• pseudo·edi·tori·al adjective
• pseudo·edi·tori·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of editorial¹

First recorded in 1735–45; editor + -ial

Example Sentences

In an understandably angry New York Times editorial on Sunday, Roxane Gay wrote, "Trump is successful because of his faults, not despite them, because we do not live in a just world."

From Salon

Weeks earlier, as the owner of the Washington Post, Bezos had blocked an endorsement of Kamala Harris by the newspaper’s editorial board.

From Salon

One need to look no further than the Onion’s leading editorial Friday to see why Infowars has a bright future in the comedic fictional news zone.

From Los Angeles Times

The exhibit highlights a decade of CRSELA’s history, with editorial photographs of students through the years, DIY flyers, camp artwork and archival objects representing colorful moments in the kids’ musical journeys.

From Los Angeles Times

They treated it all like some terrible board game when they should have been sounding the alarms and giving the most menacing threat in American history the editorial weight it deserved.

From Salon

Related Words

• article
• critique
• opinion
• report
• review