Word family noun edit editor edition editorial editorialize editorship adjective editorial verb edit adverb editorially
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisheditorialed‧i‧to‧ri‧al1 /ˌedəˈtɔːriəl◂/ ●○○ AWL noun [countable] TCNa piece of writing in a newspaper that gives the editor’s opinion about something, rather than reporting factsExamples from the Corpus
editorial• It included scientific and clinical articles, abstracts from foreign journals, news items and editorials.• Its editorial was almost certainly inspired by Sir Walter.• Some conference representatives may have been influenced by a fiercely polemical front page editorial in yesterday's Daily Mail.• Pilot editorials reflect the positions of the archdiocese and Cardinal Bernard Law on issues.• And the second editorial does Huckelberry no good.• Alas, the supes apparently failed to see that editorial, and voted to approve the changes.• That editorial reflected a realistic assessment of the dilemma created by any government-sanctioned attempt to regulate salaries.• The editorials in the Straits Times were plaintive: How could the voters be so ungrateful?• Their editorials always criticize the government, whatever it does.editorialed‧i‧to‧ri‧al2 AWL adjective 1 relating to the preparation of a newspaper, book, television programme etc for printing or broadcasting an editorial assistant2 [usually before noun] expressing the opinion of a particular newspaper editor rather than just giving facts the paper’s editorial column —editorially adverb The paper is editorially independent.Examples from the Corpus
editorial• Sharon is an editorial assistant in the sports department.• I don't give a darn if the results don't coincide with the editorial board's political biases!• editorial comments• The readability of the review itself is the paramount editorial consideration.• Designers use the girls because they ensure editorial coverage.• But the editorial method which is applied to the data has much to display that is well-spoken.• the editorial pages in the newspaper• Joel Nilsson is an editorial writer for the Arizona Republic. 