punditocracy

noun pun·dit·oc·ra·cy \ ˌpən-dət-ˈä-krə-sē \

|Updated on: 9 Jun 2018

Definition of punditocracy

plural punditocracies

: a group of powerful and influential political commentators

Recent Examples of punditocracy from the Web

The conservative punditocracy was swift to portray D’Souza’s indictment as an exercise in political persecution.

— Time, "President Trump Says He's Pardoning Dinesh D'Souza. Who's That, and What Did He Do?," 31 May 2018
The result, the punditocracy declares, will be a full-out civil war in GOP.

— charles j. sykes, Time, "Charlie Sykes: Roy Moore Signals the End of the Republican Party," 28 Sep. 2017
That was before the punditocracy identified the maniacal following Trump was beginning to attract, or the disdain for establishment party leaders ruminating in The Base, or some formidable combination of both.

— jack holmes, Esquire, "Trump Laid a Despicable Attack on McCain 2 Years Ago. Not Much Has Changed.," 18 July 2017

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