managing editor

noun

: an editor in executive and supervisory charge of all editorial activities of a publication (such as a newspaper)

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The big picture: Avian influenza has affected more than 13 million birds in the last 30 days, according to USDA data. Driving the news: Egg prices are climbing to new record highs daily, Karyn Rispoli, managing editor for eggs in the Americas for price-reporting service Expana, tells Axios. —

Nathan Bomey, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025 Why Trump's tariff threat could raise car prices significantly Costco shareholders reject an anti-DEI measure from a conservative group In: Product Recall Kia Lucia Suarez Sang Lucia Suarez Sang is an associate managing editor at CBSNews.com. —

Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2025 There’s a lag before those wholesale price hikes show up in the grocery store, says Karyn Rispoli, a managing editor at Expana. —

Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2025 Maureen Mackey is managing editor of lifestyle at Fox News Digital. —

Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for managing editor

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of managing editor was in 1827

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