managing editor

noun

: an editor in executive and supervisory charge of all editorial activities of a publication (such as a newspaper)

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Crocodile kills woman despite coworker's attempt to save her In: Death Drowning Albany Stephen Smith Stephen Smith is a managing editor for CBSNews.com based in New York. Stephen Smith, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024 Gretchen Day-Bryant, who started at the South Florida Sun Sentinel as a copy editor close to 40 years ago and rose to become managing editor in 2022, was announced Wednesday as the next executive editor of the media company. Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024 The founding treaty of the ICC obliges the 124 signatory countries to arrest Netanyahu and Gallant, according to James Joseph, managing editor at Jurist News. Tim Lister, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024 Van Staden is managing editor of the China-Global South Project, an organization that acts as a watchdog on Beijing’s actions and is a project contributor for the South African Institute of International Affairs. Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for managing editor 

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of managing editor was in 1827

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“Managing editor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/managing%20editor. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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