editorial

The word “editorial” means an article expressing the opinion of a publication's editors on a current issue. In plain terms, an opinion piece from a publication's staff, or anything relating to editors and editing.

“Editorial” is pronounced eh-dih-TAW-reerl (/ˌɛdɪˈtɔɹiəl/ in IPA).

Here is “editorial” used in a sentence: “The newspaper ran an editorial criticizing the new tax proposal.”

Depending on how it is used, “editorial” can be a noun and an adjective.

“Editorial” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B2 level.

“Editorial” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: an article expressing the opinion of a publication's editors on a current issue.

An "editorial" expresses the opinion of a publication's editors on a current issue, while a news article aims to report facts without taking sides. Editorials appear on the opinion pages, whereas straight news reporting appears elsewhere.

An "editorial" states the collective opinion of a publication's editors and is usually unsigned, while an op-ed is a signed opinion piece by an outside writer or guest contributor. Both express opinion rather than reporting news.

As an adjective, "editorial" relates to editors or the process of editing, as in "editorial standards," "editorial team," and "editorial decision." This is separate from the noun sense of an opinion article.

"Editorial independence" is the freedom of editors to make decisions about content without interference from owners, advertisers, or outside parties. It draws on the adjective sense of "editorial," relating to editors and the editing process.