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managing editor

managing editor

34 4.2
A person in charge of editing and publishing a newspaper or magazine
  • noun
  • /ˈmænɪdʒɪŋ ˈɛdɪtər/
translation icon : director de redacción
  • As the managing editor, Brian Cook ensures that all articles meet the magazine's high standards.
  • assistant managing editor
  • associate managing editor
  • former managing editor

And I was, I was told to meet the managing editor for a kind of dressing down.

Examples

  • "We've been blessed with a core group of first-rate freelancers," says managing editor Brian Cook.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Jenny B. Davis, a lawyer, is an assistant managing editor for the ABA Journal.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Because of the changes noted above, however, the position of Managing Editor held less responsibility.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Each department had an editor, and the department editors reported to the managing editor.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Emily M. Smith is the managing editor of ASME News.

    Academic text (2002)

  • James Gibney is a deputy managing editor of The Atlantic.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Kristin M. Romey is the managing editor of ARCHAEOLOGY.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Elena McTighe is the new Publications Vice President and managing editor of the PSA Journal.

    Academic text (2007)

  • About the Author: Meredith is the managing editor of Badass Digest and the Alamo Drafthouse.

    Blog text (3)

  • Elena McTighe is the new managing editor of the PSA Journal, overseeing all editorial operations.

Synonyms

editor
vsmanaging editor
∞ 3.0

A person who chooses and corrects the final text in a newspaper, magazine, or book

focuses on full operational oversight rather than only final content control
newspaper editor
vsmanaging editor
  • Literature
12 3.2

A person who chooses stories and manages a newspaper

oversees editorial operations across multiple types of publications

How Senior

editor in chief
  • Literature
49 4.4
managing editor
34 4.2
editor
∞ 3.0
copy editor
  • Specialized
8 3.4

Surface Forms

managing editor singular
managing editors plural

Morphology

manage + editor

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'manage' (to supervise) + 'editor' (a person making editorial decisions): a managing editor is an editor who manages or oversees editorial operations. This is a regular English job-title compound and follows predictable morphological patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

The compound managing editor comes from managing (running the daily work) and editor (the person who chooses and edits stories), so it names the person who runs the editorial team and is 'in charge' of what gets published.