commentariat

noun

com·​men·​tar·​i·​at ˌkä-mən-ˈter-ē-at How to pronounce commentariat (audio)
-ē-ˌat
: a group of powerful and influential commentators : punditocracy

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As China’s economic growth once again took off, its success seemed so staggering that the commentariat increasingly treated China’s bifurcation of political and economic liberalization as inevitable and natural. Julian Gewirtz, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2022 The tech commentariat surely won’t be satisfied until Apple makes a trapezoidal iPhone soon. Steven Aquino, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 The narrative of who won, the kind of groupthink of the commentariat, gets endlessly discussed in the days after the debate — and, in this case, that narrative is: Harris won by effectively baiting Trump. Andrew Prokop, Vox, 11 Sep. 2024 Perhaps the best example to date is the word Benghazi, unfailingly uttered by a certain segment of the right-wing commentariat as an almost reflexive response to mere mention of Hillary Clinton. Matthew Kirschenbaum, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for commentariat 

Word History

Etymology

commentator + -ariat (in proletariat)

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of commentariat was in 1993

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“Commentariat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commentariat. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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