: a newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of the editors or publishers
also
: an expression of opinion that resembles such an article
a television editorial
Examples of editorial in a Sentence
Adjective
He got an editorial job at the newspaper.
Noun
The paper published an editorial strongly criticizing the mayor's actions.
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Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Jan. 2025
In oral arguments on Friday, Noel Francisco, attorney for ByteDance’s U.S. subsidiary TikTok, Inc., argued that the new law violates the First Amendment rights of that subsidiary, likening TikTok’s curation algorithm to editorial discretion.
—Ben Guarino, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2025
Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
The editorial board appears unaware that property taxes have always been the first rail of financing cities and meeting routine and special needs.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Gorsuch questions whether ‘covert’ elements of China influence are overblown
Justice Neil Gorsuch questioned whether these concerns applied uniquely to TikTok, noting that all social media platforms engage in opaque editorial decisions.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Jan. 2025
In oral arguments on Friday, Noel Francisco, attorney for ByteDance’s U.S. subsidiary TikTok, Inc., argued that the new law violates the First Amendment rights of that subsidiary, likening TikTok’s curation algorithm to editorial discretion.
—Ben Guarino, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
Musk then fully endorsed the AfD in a German newspaper editorial.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
The editorial board appears unaware that property taxes have always been the first rail of financing cities and meeting routine and special needs.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Editorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/editorial. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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editorial
1 of 2 adjective
ed·i·to·ri·al
ˌed-ə-ˈtōr-ē-əl 
-ˈtȯr-
1
: of or relating to an editor or editing
an editorial office
2
: being or resembling an editorial
an editorial statement
editorial
2 of 2 noun
: a newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of its editors or publishers
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