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An editorial is defined as a statement of opinion by a magazine or newspaper editor or a television or radio station.

(noun)

An example of an editorial is an article written by the editor of a newspaper detailing his opinion on something.

The definition of editorial is something related to the content in a newspaper or magazine or something written by an editor.

(adjective)

An example of something that would be described as editorial is a clarification comment written by a magazine editor after a complaint about inaccuracy that is written in the Letters to the Editor section of the magazine.

See editorial in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

1. of or by an editor
2. of or for editing
characteristic of an editor or editorial; expressing opinion in the manner of an editor: an editorial comment
denoting or of the stories, articles, etc. of a publication, as distinct from advertisements, pictures, etc.

noun

a statement of opinion in a newspaper or magazine, or on radio or television, as by an editor, publisher, or owner

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editorially adverb

See editorial in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An article in a publication expressing the opinion of its editors or publishers.
A commentary on television or radio expressing the opinion of the station or network.

adjective

Of or relating to an editor or editing: an editorial position with a publishing company; an editorial policy prohibiting the use of unnamed sources.
Of or resembling an editorial, especially in expressing an opinion: an editorial comment.

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