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editorial

editorial

207 4.4
An article in a newspaper or magazine that gives the paper's opinion on a topic
  • noun
  • /ˌɛdɪˈtɔːriəl/
  • Literature
translation icon : editorial
  • Each edition features an editorial that reflects the publication's stance on current political issues.
  • articles and editorials
  • a newspaper editorial
  • publish an editorial

The Wall Street Journal, editorial after editorial, change that regime.

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Examples

  • In fact, earlier this year, two top officials wrote a scathing editorial condemning the show.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I arrived at the newspaper office, wrote my editorial, and sent it down to the typesetter.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I did what the New York Times editorial page said we should do!

    Fiction book (1995)
  • It's a little editorial he prepared, called A Day for Poetry and Song.

  • I wrote about it for the first time in an editorial in Mean Machines magazine.

  • Finally, tonight, we have an editorial from our station manager, Fred Rear.

  • "We will change the flag now, or we will change it later," the editorial continued.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Every paper in the territory has run an editorial.

  • One morning, Lal called an editorial meeting to make an important announcement.

    Academic text (2011)
  • China's official newspaper, the People's Daily, published an important editorial calling on the Chinese people to liberate Taiwan.

    Academic text (1999)

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

polemic
  • Formal
1 8.7
think piece
  • Literature
1 6.8
editorial
  • Literature
207 4.4
feature article
  • Literature
3 3.8
news report
  • Literature
68 1.1

Surface Forms

editorial singular
editorials plural

Morphology

editorial = editor (transparent) = editor + ial

Formed by the clear combination of 'editor' + the productive adjectival suffix '-ial'; the noun sense is a straightforward nominal use of that adjective referring to an editors' opinion piece.

Etymology

Editorial comes from editor, a person who 'puts out' or 'produces' texts, so an editorial is something the editor 'puts out', usually an article that gives the paper's opinion.