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单词 commentariat
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commentariatn.

Brit. /ˌkɒmənˈtɛːrɪət/, U.S. /ˌkɑmənˈtɛriət/
Origin: Probably formed within English, by blending. Etymons: commentary n., proletariat n.
Etymology: Probably a blend of commentary n. and proletariat n., perhaps after proprietariat n. and salariat n. Perhaps compare also Secretariat n.
Politics (originally U.S.).
The news media, viewed as a mass or class of people; spec. the elite members of the political news media, as a class; = punditocracy n.
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1993 Washington Post 29 Apr. a22/2 The commentariat has also had its problems, particularly, in our view, in coming to terms with the new administration.
1998 Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 Dec. 24/2 Like boxing cornermen disappointed that their fighter had to settle for a draw, the U.S. commentariat exuded recriminations when American air attacks on Iraq were called off 10 days ago.
2002 Guardian 17 Dec. i. 14/2 There are now..more than 120 people in the British media who write regular week-in-week-out opinion pieces about domestic politics... The growth of this commentariat means that government now has to spend much more time worrying about the columnists than about the Conservatives.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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