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commentariat

commentariat

4 8.4
A group of journalists and writers who regularly discuss and analyze public events
  • noun
  • /ˌkɒmənˈtɛrɪət/
  • Literature
translation icon : comentariat
  • And she seems to really enjoy interacting with the commentariat, albeit maintaining a discrete distance in the interests of her privacy.

Examples

  • I wandered over here some time in 2007 and have consistently enjoyed the BJ main posters and commentariat.

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  • The commentariat could have called President Obama the winner; we still would have seen a tightening.

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  • The thing is, a mainly male commentariat is pretty common all over the Internet.

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  • Which meant all of a sudden, the commentariat changed here.

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  • Lots of the Catholic commentariat on the net suggest this problem is solved by more and better knowledge and information.

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  • I don't think the commentariat here takes themselves too seriously.

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  • Blocking or censoring the commentariat is very bad practice.

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  • Maybe so, but Paul didn't ask the Reason commentariat for our electioneering advice.

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  • Surely in the hive mind of the NC commentariat, there are a few suitable specific suggestions?

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  • The political commentariat often debates the implications of new government policies on social media.

Synonyms

punditocracy
vscommentariat
  • Literature
1 9.5

A group of powerful media or political commentators who shape public opinion

regularly provides analysis of current events without necessarily shaping public opinion

How Influential

commentariat
  • Literature
4 8.4
pundit
  • Literature
131 6.7
commentator
  • Literature
217 3.5
spectator
123 2.6

Surface Forms

commentariat singular
commentariats plural

Morphology

commentariat = comment (semi-transparent) = comment + ariat

The base 'comment' is clear, but the suffix '-ariat' (denoting a class or group by analogy to 'proletariat') is less familiar and not fully productive for average learners.

Etymology

Commentariat blends comment with the ending -ariat, as in proletariat, where -ariat marks a 'class' or 'group' of people. So, commentariat means the 'group' of people, often in the media, who regularly comment on public events.