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editorial Definition

edi·to·rial (ed′i tôr′ē əl)

adjective

    1. of or by an editor
    2. of or for editing
  2. characteristic of an editor or editorial; expressing opinion in the manner of an editor an editorial comment
  3. 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

editorial Related Forms

ed′i·to′·ri·ally adverb

editorial Synonyms

editorial

n.

essay, column, commentary, Op-Ed piece; see article 2, exposition 2.

editorial Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • entitle: This year The Epoch Times published a series of editorials entitled " Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party.
  • write: The local paper wrote an editorial showing pride in the status.
  • publish: They failed to even mention the event in their calendar, let alone publish the editorial.
  • contain: Each edition of the Journal contains an editorial, a number of main articles, a section on innovative practice and book reviews.
  • read: Read the full editorial FEATURES Institutionalization for all Dave Beech tackles an old taboo Institutionalization in art is taboo.

Adjective modifier

  • accompanying: An accompanying editorial [ 3 ] speaks of " shattered illusions " .
  • scathing: In May this year, This Day published a scathing editorial critical of President Obasanjo's government.
  • foregoing: The foregoing editorial accurately sums up the attitude of the profession.
  • rigorous: In all cases, the greatest weight will be attached to articles in publications with a rigorous editorial and refereeing standard.
  • in-depth: In-depth independent editorial, recommendations of law firms and lawyers, and law firm directories.
  • recent: Bandolier was asked whether a recent editorial [ 1 ] suggesting that self-administered treatments were effective was correct.

Modifies a noun

  • board: To propose at the Congress to endorse the old editorial board was a stupid attempt to provoke a row.
  • independence: We thought that diversity of the press would be adequately protected by editorial independence, except in Northern Ireland.
  • cartoonist: Curtis is also currently the editorial cartoonist for the Cape Argus, Cape Town's oldest newspaper, where his work appears daily.
  • comment: Except for pop-up comment boxes, useful for short editorial comments or annotations, texts can only be read in full screen mode.
  • team: He has been on the editorial team for two hymn books.
  • heavyweight: Caribbean resort royal sandal winter chill for editorial heavyweights rich.

Noun used with modifier

  • newspaper: They would not have been tolerated in a newspaper editorial of 1899.
  • journal: A regular survey of the gender composition of journal editorial boards.
  • magazine: A very happy Christmas from the magazine editorial team.