Definition of "documentary" []

• Consisting of, concerning, or based on documents. (adjective)
• Presenting facts objectively without editorializing or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film. (adjective)
• A work, such as a film or television program, presenting political, social, or historical subject matter in a factual and informative manner and often consisting of actual news films or interviews accompanied by narration. (noun)

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• "Brother in documentary is a film about the two brothers most of us have not seen."
• "AL-JUBEIR: Well, let's be careful with the term documentary here."
• "But I think the documentary is accurate as portraying the neoconservatives as playing a key role in getting the evangelical message ensconced into he daily lexicon."