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punditry

punditry

7 7.3
Giving expert opinions or comments in the media
  • noun
  • /ˈpʌndɪtri/
  • Literature
translation icon : punditismo
  • For example, American punditry has ignored the one-time effect of German unification in slowing European growth.
  • punditry on television
  • political punditry
  • right-wing punditry

And this is what the consultant class and the punditry class doesn't get.

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Examples

  • We leave the punditry to the pundits and the partisanship to the politicians.

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  • But I've actually been pretty pleased with some bits of my own punditry, so here goes.

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  • As opposed to the, you know, the know nothing punditry that we get on all the networks.

  • Serious punditry on cable TV is like the opposite of that.

  • Then we can be better prepared for listening to the punditry and voting on policy choices.

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  • Last week, the foreign policy punditry, myself included, had declared the U.N. role in Syria all but dead.

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  • There's too much instant punditry this week for my taste.

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  • Greg Dworkin joined us for his regular polling and punditry roundup.

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  • The rise of punditry in America is greatly adding to sexism and bias in the media and also confusing what is fact and what is opinion.

  • The rise of punditry in America is greatly adding to sexism and bias in the media and also confusing what is fact and what is opinion.

Synonyms

commentary
vspunditry
  • Literature
212 3.7

Spoken or written explanation that gives opinions and information about events

focuses on expert opinions often given through media
1 4.7

A clear, detailed explanation that helps you understand a subject better

is about expert media opinion rather than depth alone

How Authoritative

punditry
  • Literature
7 7.3
commentary
  • Literature
212 3.7
opinion
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Surface Forms

punditry singular
punditries plural

Morphology

punditry = pundit (transparent) = pundit + ry

The meaning 'activity or practice of pundits' is directly derived from 'pundit' with the nominalizing suffix '-ry'.

Etymology

Punditry comes from the Hindi word pandit, meaning 'learned man' or 'wise teacher', and is the source of the English word pundit. So punditry is the activity of giving expert opinions, like a scholar or teacher speaking in public.