managing editor

noun

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

Examples of managing editor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2021, Rebecca Blumenstein was a deputy managing editor at The New York Times when the Taliban took Kabul. — Rebecca Blumenstein, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

That, of course, is what concerns critics of the Weiss way, including former CBS News staffers such as fired 60 managing editor Guy Campanile and former CBS News chief Wendy McMahon. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Kyle Kondik, managing editor of the nonpartisan Sabato's Crystal Ball newsletter at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, said Democrats are still favored to hold the seat in November. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Austin Mullen Mike Calia Mike Calia is the managing editor for business and the economy at NBC News. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for managing editor

• coeditor
• creditor
• predator