editorial

editorial — adjective

1. connected with the people who determine which content appears in a newspaper, ma

1.adjectiveB2
Definition

connected with the people who determine which content appears in a newspaper, magazine, or television programme, and their authority to make those choices

Example

The newspaper's editorial team chose the most important stories for the front page.

collocation: editorial team

The magazine promised to keep its editorial decisions free from outside pressure.

collocation: editorial decisions

Common collocations
  • editorial team
  • editorial board
  • editorial control
  • editorial independence
  • editorial policy
  • editorial stance
  • editorial decisions
  • editorial opinion
Synonyms
  • publishing

    broader — covers the whole industry, not specifically the decision-making role of editors

  • managerial

    much broader — can apply to any kind of management, not specific to media

Grammar Patterns

editorial + noun

Usage Note

Almost always used before a noun. Common noun partners include control, board, policy, team, staff, decision, and independence.

2. connected with the process of improving and finalising written text, images, or

2.adjectiveB2
Definition

connected with the process of improving and finalising written text, images, or recordings so that they are ready for the public to see or hear

Example

Salma's editorial work on the novel took three months to complete.

collocation: editorial work

Before the book went to print, the publisher required more editorial changes.

collocation: editorial changes

Common collocations
  • editorial work
  • editorial changes
  • editorial review
  • editorial process
  • editorial corrections
  • editorial department
Synonyms
  • copy-editing

    more specific — refers only to text correction, not the broader preparation process

  • proofreading

    narrower — limited to finding errors without making content improvements

  • revision

    can apply to any kind of improvement, not specific to media or publishing

Grammar Patterns

editorial + noun

Usage Note

Describes the practical task of editing rather than the authority structure. Common with nouns like work, process, changes, corrections, review, and department.

editorial — noun

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

An editorial is an official statement of a publication's position, written by the editorial board. An opinion piece can be written by anyone — a guest expert, a politician, or a regular contributor — and represents that writer's personal view, not the newspaper's. A column is a regular feature by a named journalist (a columnist) who may offer personal opinions on various topics week after week. Commentary tends to analyse or explain events rather than take a firm institutional stance. In practice: a newspaper might run an editorial calling for stricter gun laws (speaking for the paper), an opinion piece by a law professor arguing the opposite (personal view), a column by a political reporter analysing the debate (personal analysis), and a commentary breaking down the legal details (explanatory).

editorial ↗opinion piececolumn ↗commentary ↗

Common collocations

Nouns

Adverbs

  • editorially

Phrases

  • editorial office
  • editorial meeting
  • editorial content

Prepositions

Etymology

LatinEnglish

The word comes from the Latin 'edere' meaning 'to bring forth' or 'to publish'. From this root came 'editor' (someone who publishes), and then the adjective 'editorial' (relating to an editor) appeared in English around the mid-1700s. By about 1830, 'editorial' was also being used as a noun to mean an article that expresses the opinion of the editor or the newspaper.