editorial1 nouneditorial2 adjective
editorialed‧i‧to‧ri‧al1 /ˌedəˈtɔːriəl◂/ ●○○ AWL noun [countable] 
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Their editorials always criticize the government, whatever it does.
- Alas, the supes apparently failed to see that editorial, and voted to approve the changes.
- And the second editorial does Huckelberry no good.
- It included scientific and clinical articles, abstracts from foreign journals, news items and editorials.
- Its editorial was almost certainly inspired by Sir Walter.
- Pilot editorials reflect the positions of the archdiocese and Cardinal Bernard Law on issues.
- Some conference representatives may have been influenced by a fiercely polemical front page editorial in yesterday's Daily Mail.
- 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?
THESAURUS► article
Collocations a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine about a particular subject: · Greg began his career writing articles for the college magazine.· an interesting newspaper article
► story an article in a newspaper about a recent event, especially one that a lot of people find interesting or exciting: · a front-page story· I read a newspaper story about the crash.· The local paper ran a story (=published a story) about the festival.
► piece a short article in a newspaper or magazine: · I’ve written a couple of pieces for the New York Times magazine.· The piece was first published in the Observer.
► feature a special article about a particular subject, often with photographs and continuing for several pages: · They had a special feature on Croatia.· The paper did a big feature on growing your own food.
► review an article in a newspaper or magazine about a book, play, product, hotel etc, giving someone’s opinion of it: · The play had rave reviews (=people liked it a lot - an informal use).· Did you see the review of the new Coldplay album?
► column an article by a particular writer that appears regularly in a newspaper or magazine: · He has a weekly column in the Times.· She writes a newspaper column on gardening.
► editorial a piece of writing in a newspaper that gives the personal opinion of the editor about something that is in the news: · Several years ago the New York Times published an editorial stating that the appropriate minimum wage is $0.00.
► cutting British English an article that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine: · His mother has kept all his old press cuttings.
parts of a newspaper► article a piece of writing in a newspaper about a particular subject: · an article on the education reforms
► report a piece of writing in a newspaper about an event: · newspaper reports on the war
► story a report in a newspaper about an event, especially one that is not very serious or reliable: · You can’t always believe what you read in newspaper stories.
► a headline the title of an important newspaper article, printed in large letters above the article. The headlines are the titles of the most important stories on the front page: · The singer’s drug problem has been constantly in the headlines.
► front page the page on the front of a newspaper which has the most important news stories: · The story was all over the front page.
► section/pages the pages in a newspaper dealing with a particular area of news such as sports, business, or entertainment: · the financial pages of The Times· the arts section
► editorial the page of a newspaper on which the editor of a newspaper and other people express their opinions about the news, rather than just giving facts: · an editorial on the vaccination programme
► column an article on a particular subject or by a particular writer that appears regularly: · his weekly column on gardening
Longman Language Activatorparts of newspapers► the front page the first page of a newspaper, where all the most important news stories are shown: · His face was all over the front page of the News of the World.
► the TV page/the sports pages etc a page or set of pages in a newspaper that tells you about television, sport etc: · Could you give me the sports page if you're finished with it?· I don't know why you buy a paper - you only read the television pages.
► headline the words in big letters at the top of a newspaper report that tell you what the report is about: · I just saw the headline. I didn't have time to read the article.· The headline read: "Pope to Visit Kazakhstan."
► article a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine about a particular subject: · He began his career writing articles for the college magazine.article on/about: · Did you read that article on the Middle Eastern peace process?· There was an interesting article in the LA Times about bullying at work.newspaper/magazine article: · He had once read a magazine article about it in the dentist's office.
► editorial a piece of writing in a newspaper that gives the personal opinion of the editor about something that is in the news: · Their editorials always criticize the government, whatever it does.
► column an article by a particular writer that appears regularly in a newspaper or magazine: · a weekly column· Did you read Julie Burchill's column in the Guardian this week?
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nouncolumn, nouncolumnist, nouncomic, nouncomic strip, nouncommentary, nouncommentator, nouncompanion, nouncompendium, nouncomposition, nouncompositor, nouncontribute, verbcontributor, nouncopy, nouncopy editor, nouncopyist, nouncorrespondent, nouncoursebook, nouncover girl, nouncover story, nouncross-refer, verbcross-reference, nouncutting, noundaily, noundesk, noundiarist, noundiary, noundictionary, noundime novel, noundirectory, noundog-eared, adjectivedoorstep, verbdotted line, noundraft, noundraft, verbDTP, noundust jacket, nouned., edit, verbedition, nouneditor, nouneditorial, nouneditorship, nounemend, verbencyclopedia, nounentry, nounerratum, nounet al, adverbet cetera, adverbexclusive, nounexposure, nounexpurgated, adjectivefeature, nounff, figure, nounfiller, nounfinancial supermarket, Fleet Street, fly leaf, nounfolio, nounfollow-up, nounfont, nounfootnote, nounforeword, nounformat, nounformat, verbfrontispiece, nounfull-page, adjectivefull stop, nounfunny papers, noungagging order, galley, noungazette, noungazetteer, nounghost, verbghost writer, noungloss, noungloss, verbglossary, nounglossy, noungonzo journalism, noungossip column, noungraphic design, nounguide, nounguillotine, nounhack, nounhagiography, nounhalftone, nounhandbill, nounhandbook, nounhardback, nounhardcover, nounheading, nounheadline, nounheadline, verbheadword, nounhistory, nounhumorist, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounimpression, nounimprimatur, nounimprint, nounindent, verbindentation, nounindex, nounindex, verbinsert, nouninset, nouninset, verbinstalment, nouninterpolate, verbISBN, nounissue, nounitalicize, verbitalics, nounjacket, nounjournal, nounjournalese, nounjournalism, nounjournalist, nounjourno, nounl, landscape, nounlayout, nounleader, nounleading article, nounleaf, nounletter-size, adjectivelibrary, nounlimited edition, nounlined, adjectiveLinotype, nounliterature, nounlocal paper, nounlocal rag, nounloose-leaf, adjectivelower case, nounmag, nounmagazine, nounmanuscript, nounmargin, nounmasthead, nounmezzotint, nounmicrofiche, nounmisprint, nounmonograph, nounmonthly, nounmorocco, nounmuckraking, nounN/A, N.B., news, nounnews agency, nounnewshound, nounnewsletter, nounnewspaper, nounnewsprint, nounnews release, nounnon-fiction, nounnote, nounnotebook, nounnotice, nounnumber, nounobituary, nounoffprint, nounoffset, adjectiveomnibus, nounop. cit., open letter, nounorgan, nounoverleaf, adverboverprint, verbp., pagination, nounpamphlet, nounpamphleteer, nounpap, nounpaparazzi, nounpaper, nounpaperback, nounpaperboy, nounpaper girl, nounpaper round, nounpaper shop, nounpara, passage, nounpaste-up, nounperiodical, nounpersonal ad, nounpersonal column, nounphrasebook, nounpicture book, nounpiece, nounplate, nounpocketbook, nounpp., prequel, nounpress, nounpress baron, nounpress box, nounpress conference, nounpress corps, nounpress cutting, nounpress gallery, nounpressman, nounpress office, nounpress release, nounprint, verbprint, nounprinted matter, nounprinter, nounprinting, nounprinting ink, nounprinting press, nounproblem page, nounproof, nounproofread, verbpublication, nounpublish, verbpublisher, nounpublishing, nounpull-out, nounquarterly, adjectivequarterly, nounquarto, nounquire, nounquotation, nounquote, verbrag, nounreader, nounreadership, nounreading, nounream, nounred ink, nounreference, nounreference book, nounreference library, nounrelease, verbreprint, verbreproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectivereview, nounreview, verbreviewer, nounrevise, verbrevision, nounrider, nounroman, nounsans serif, nounsaturation, nounscare story, nounscoop, nounscoop, verbsection, nounserif, nounset, verbsilk screen, adjectivesketch, nounslipcase, nounsmall ad, nounsoft porn, nounsource, nounspace, nounspine, nounsplash, verbspoiler, nounstay of execution, nounstop press, nounstory, nounstorybook, nounstringer, nounstrip, nounstrip cartoon, nounsub, nounsub, verbsubedit, verbsub-editor, nounsubheading, nounsubscribe, verbsubscriber, nounsubscription, nounsuperscript, adjectivesupplement, nounsymposium, nounsyndicate, verbtable, nountabloid, nountext, nounthumb index, nountitle page, nountome, nountract, nountreatise, nountrot, nountype, nountypeface, nountypescript, nountypesetting, nountypographer, nountypography, nounvanity press, nounvellum, nounvignette, nounvol., volume, nounweekly, nounwell-thumbed, adjectivewoodblock, nounwrite-up, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an editorial column
Word family (=that expresses the opinion of a newspaper editor)· the Financial Times editorial column
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► write· He discovered that two of them were writing editorials supporting him, one was supporting Samuel and the other was noncommittal.· We were writing editorials sympathizing with the strikers.· Nwangwu spent two years writing editorials.· Within months, he was writing editorials.
WORD FAMILYnounediteditoreditioneditorialeditorializeeditorshipadjectiveeditorialverbeditadverbeditorially
a piece of writing in a newspaper that gives the editor’s opinion about something, rather than reporting factseditorial1 nouneditorial2 adjective
editorialed‧i‧to‧ri‧al2 AWL adjective ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Collocations- editorial comments
- Sharon is an editorial assistant in the sports department.
- the editorial pages in the newspaper
- But the editorial method which is applied to the data has much to display that is well-spoken.
- Designers use the girls because they ensure editorial coverage.
- I don't give a darn if the results don't coincide with the editorial board's political biases!
- Joel Nilsson is an editorial writer for the Arizona Republic.
- The readability of the review itself is the paramount editorial consideration.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an editorial column
Word family (=that expresses the opinion of a newspaper editor)· the Financial Times editorial column
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► assistant· All the editorial assistants except Hannah, who's on holiday, and all the production staff.· And Rosemary Carey, an editorial assistant at the journal since 1984, said she had never heard of Yaki.
► board· The Club controlled a section of Tribune, Gollancz eventually replacing Mellor on its editorial board.· The Journal of Medical Screening aims to be international and multidisciplinary, and the editorial board reflects these aims.· Now according to Jung, the Animus operates as a not-nice, all-male editorial board somewhere inside your fluffy head!· She was on the editorial board of the radical magazine Black Dwarf.· If an elected official did anything remotely similar, the editorial boards of both daily newspapers would howl for their heads.· Clearly a serious publication, it enjoys the support of a number of leading academics on its editorial board.
► comment· I didn't mind sober editorial comment.
► content· Messrs Murdoch, Maxwell and Rowland, amongst others, are known to have attempted to exercise control over editorial content.· Their editorial content is usually limited to items of consumer interest and the editorial staff is kept to a minimum.· It is in the field of editorial content that the Great and Good of independent television have exercised their most direct influence.
► control· The Founders now told Pilger that the role they had given him was something less than total editorial control.· The great thing about only having a licence fee is that you do retain complete editorial control and all the rights.
► decision· We will do so knowing that whatever we do, whatever normal editorial decisions we make may be misinterpreted.· Several factors probably went into the editorial decision to delete such an antiquated phrase.· Only a reader familiar with Magritte's art will not be confused by this strange editorial decision.· He makes the key editorial decisions including when a story is aired, its length and position in the program.
► director· At any rate, the most prominent critic was Nick Seitz, the editorial director of Golf Digest and its sister publications.· Beverley Hilton, editorial director of Eaglemoss Publications, retires on 1st April, but remains on the board.· Isabel Moore, formerly at Octopus, joins the company on 1st April as editorial director.· Without consultation, Hayling had invited Pilger to move up from being a mere adviser to the new post of editorial director.· Jonathan Burnham, editorial director of Chatto, will become publishing director for the imprint, with Alison Samuel as his deputy.
► policy· Ostensibly objective textual scholarship adopted editorial policies which for many years worked to ensure the above assumptions could be confirmed.· I trust that the Times editorial policy under Parks will begin with the business-side difficulties kept down to a dull roar.· Until 1946 editorial policy was a Government responsibility.· Each of these has a different editorial policy and, to a lesser or greater degree, a political bias.· Is there a range of journals, with contrasting editorial policies?· The company is expected to keep the paper's moderate pro-Unionist editorial policy.· The new editorial policy complicates the process of producing authorised versions, but it does not substantially change it.· This would give him control of editorial policy.
► staff· Upstairs the editorial staff was also swelling.· Downtown News editorial staff a behind-the-scenes look at what will be a major new local landmark.· It is worth remembering that most editorial staff will not be in the office much before 10.00 or 11.00 am.· The editorial staff of the International Journal of Leprosy took the lead.· Pushing his editorial staff to be better all the time is appropriate.· However, this can have problems, as the editorial staff of the magazine will want to have some input.· With two of Athene's editorial staff off sick, a heavier load was falling on the shoulders of those remaining.
► team· There were question marks too over Branson's choice of his editorial team.· Sem Dnei plans to continue publishing Itogi, using an entirely new editorial team.· The editorial team have tried to achieve a balance between matters which are of major concern to staff and some lighthearted topics.· The editorial team would like to encourage this trend.· In return we in the editorial team will try to keep you up to date with what is going on in the University.
WORD FAMILYnounediteditoreditioneditorialeditorializeeditorshipadjectiveeditorialverbeditadverbeditorially
1relating 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.