commentariat
noun
com·men·tar·i·at
ˌkä-mən-ˈter-ē-at 
-ē-ˌat
: a group of powerful and influential commentators : punditocracy
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Moral rectitude, in some left-wing corners of the commentariat, is out; flagrant disregard of the social contract is in.
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Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
Among the older commentariat, however, the dominant note was remorse and well wishes for Altman.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
This anxiety is not confined to the commentariat.
—Yi-Ling Liu, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
The cool heads in the room, the commentariat, warned against the glorification of Bushnell, framing him as a wayward serviceman whose penchant for extremism had been burnished, in childhood, in a strict and isolated Community of Jesus compound.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2026
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Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
Among the older commentariat, however, the dominant note was remorse and well wishes for Altman.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
This anxiety is not confined to the commentariat.
—Yi-Ling Liu, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
The cool heads in the room, the commentariat, warned against the glorification of Bushnell, framing him as a wayward serviceman whose penchant for extremism had been burnished, in childhood, in a strict and isolated Community of Jesus compound.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Commentariat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commentariat. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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