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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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.
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2026
The commentariat’s shortcomings have ranged from wild speculation about the people involved in the shooting, to amateur video analysis of shaky cellphone footage, to commentators with no legal background or understanding expounding upon the legality of ICE’s actions.
—Becket Adams, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the commentariat at large has taken them as license to indulge in unchecked, gleeful misogyny.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025
In parts of the coffee commentariat, Mr. Coffee is a bit of a punching bag, shorthand for mediocre drip coffee.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2026
The commentariat’s shortcomings have ranged from wild speculation about the people involved in the shooting, to amateur video analysis of shaky cellphone footage, to commentators with no legal background or understanding expounding upon the legality of ICE’s actions.
—Becket Adams, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the commentariat at large has taken them as license to indulge in unchecked, gleeful misogyny.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025
In parts of the coffee commentariat, Mr. Coffee is a bit of a punching bag, shorthand for mediocre drip coffee.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Commentariat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commentariat. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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