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commentariat

noun

  1. All the pundits and commentators of the news media collectively.

    informal

    From Boston, a man who finally joined the commentariat by making his debut on CNBC’s Hardball, Esquire Magazine writer-at-large, Charlie Pierce!

Where it comes from

Probably a blend of commentary + proletariat, perhaps after proprietariat and salariat. Perhaps compare also secretariat.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry commentariat (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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