meejan.
/ˈmiːdʒə/, U.S. /ˈmidʒə/ colloquial (humorous and depreciative). Chiefly British.
With singular or plural agreement (cf. media n.2). The mass media; the members of the mass media, regarded as an identifiable social group. Frequently attributive.
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society > communication > broadcasting > [noun] > media
media studies1968
meeja1983
society > communication > journalism > journalist > [noun] > collectively
press gang1832
the fourth estate1837
gazetteerage1865
press1868
meeja1983
society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > specific societies or organizations > [noun] > other specific associations or organizations
Tityre-tu1623
Peep o' Day Boys1780
law society1821
kongsi1839
B'nai B'rith1862
Molly Maguire1867
Kennel Club1874
Ethical Society1877
Kyrle Society1877
Molly1877
Sierra Club1891
subak1897
Workers' Educational Association1905
senior1906
W.E.A.1910
Lions Club1922
godless1927
F.P.A.a1940
Diners' Club1950
amnesty1961
Sealed Knot1971
Greenpeace1972
lions1972
Gaysoc1976
Group of Eight1977
Group of Seven1977
meeja1983
G71986
G81988
1983 Guardian Weekly 17 July 21/4 Part of the reason Mailer is such fun is his self-appointed mission to smash the consensual tea party held by the cultural bureaucrats and ‘meeja’ liberals.
1984 Spectator 20 Oct. 6/3 The reason that no democratic government will decriminalise this fairly agreeable short cut to oblivion and death is nothing to do with agitation in the meejer.
1985 Listener 31 Jan. 38/1 The meeja loves a good row.
1989 Observer 15 Jan. v. 3/4 The cheeky ‘model’-cum-nightclub singer-cum-meeja star.
2001 New Statesman 26 Feb. 35/1 London..is the seat of the meeja moguls, and the haunt of the jet set.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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