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单词 fourth estate
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fourth estate


noun (often initial capital letters)

the journalistic profession or its members; the press.
a group other than the usual powers, as the three estates of France, that wields influence in the politics of a country.

Origin of fourth estate

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby fourth estate

fourth class, Fourth Commandment, fourth cranial nerve, fourth dimension, fourth disease, fourth estate, fourth heart sound, Fourth International, fourthly, Fourth of July, fourth position
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Example sentences from the Web for fourth estate

  • The term 'fourth-estate' is often used to designate the Press.

    The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various

British Dictionary definitions for fourth estate

fourth estate

noun

(sometimes capitals) journalists or their profession; the pressSee estate (def. 4)
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