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editorial

editorial

71 5.7
Used for opinion writing in a newspaper or magazine
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛdɪˈtɔːriəl/
  • Literature
translation icon : editorial
  • I'd like to bring it up at Wednesday's editorial meeting.
  • editorial page
  • editorial comment
  • editorial policy

At times I was being an editorial voice, not a transactional voice.

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Examples

  • Harvard content and features are subject to change or termination without notice at the editorial discretion of Harvard.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Took up the first page and represented the editorial stand of the magazine.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • I have a column every Tuesday on the editorial page.

  • And my input was mostly editorial, really.

  • The authors were fully responsible for the content, editorial decisions, and opinions expressed in the current article.

    Academic text (2015)
  • All submitted manuscripts will be reviewed by members of the Editorial and Advisory Committees.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The e-mail address is for editorial correspondence only; please direct all subscription inquiries.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The author would like to express her appreciation to Dee B. Ankonina for her editorial contribution.

    Academic text (2015)
  • I also thank the AI Magazine editor Ashok Goel for his suggestions and editorial improvements.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The editorial team worked diligently to finalize the article before the publication deadline.

Antonyms

238 4.3

Not influenced by personal feelings and based only on facts

Compounds

1 3.4

The section of a publisher that checks and prepares writing before publication

editorial section
  • Literature
1 4.2

The part of a newspaper or magazine that has opinions about news

editorial file
  • Literature
5.8

A set of documents ready to be printed or published

How Opinionated

partisan
363 6.7
opinionated
30 5.5
editorial
  • Literature
71 5.7
neutral
218 3.6
informational
38 4.1

Surface Forms

editorial positive

Morphology

editorial = editor (transparent) = editor + ial

Standard adjectival formation from 'editor' indicating relation to editors or editorial content; meaning is directly inferable from the base.

Etymology

Editorial as an adjective comes from editor and edit, and it means 'about the writing' or 'about opinion pieces' in a newspaper or magazine.