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单词 mediacrat
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mediacratn.

Brit. /ˈmiːdɪəkrat/, U.S. /ˈmidiəˌkræt/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: media n.2, -crat comb. form.
Etymology: < media n.2 + -crat comb. form, probably after earlier mediacracy n.
A powerful owner of a newspaper, television station, etc.; a media magnate.
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1979 T. Keneally Passenger vii. 69 She was the sweetheart of the mediacrats.
1985 Washington Post 9 Jan. d12/2 De Borchgrave complained about the U.S. ‘mediacrats'’ predilection for turning ‘disinformation’ into ‘a received idea before being annointed as a factoid in computer data banks’.
1990 Arena Dec. 128/1 The first modern mediacrat to enter the pantheon of parliamentary socialism.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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