commentariat

noun

com·​men·​tar·​i·​at ˌkä-mən-ˈter-ē-at How to pronounce commentariat (audio)
-ē-ˌat
: a group of powerful and influential commentators : punditocracy

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This anxiety is not confined to the commentariat. — Yi-Ling Liu, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026 Meanwhile, the commentariat at large has taken them as license to indulge in unchecked, gleeful misogyny. — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025 Moral rectitude, in some left-wing corners of the commentariat, is out; flagrant disregard of the social contract is in. — 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 See All Example Sentences for commentariat

Word History

Etymology

commentator + -ariat (in proletariat)

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of commentariat was in 1993

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“Commentariat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commentariat. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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