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Definition of "editorial" []

  • An article in a publication expressing the opinion of its editors or publishers. (noun)
  • A commentary on television or radio expressing the opinion of the station or network. (noun)
  • Of or relating to an editor or editing: an editorial position with a publishing company; an editorial policy prohibiting the use of unnamed sources. (adjective)
  • Of or resembling an editorial, especially in expressing an opinion: an editorial comment. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "editorial" in a sentence
  • ""_editorial articles, reviews, and notes_" -- to comment on events which happen, and to influence the minds of the public as the editorial management of the paper regards to be wise."
  • "The letter added that two additional papers that cast further doubt'' on the 2009 paper's findings will be published on June 2 in Science, and that Science will be publishing what it called an editorial expression of concern about the 2009 paper."
  • "I seriously doubt that the editorial is a honest opinion."