I. ed ‧ i ‧ to ‧ ri ‧ al 1 AC /ˌedəˈtɔːriəl◂, ˌedɪˈtɔːriəl◂/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ edit , ↑ editor , ↑ edition , ↑ editorial , editorialize, ↑ editorship ; verb : ↑ edit ; adverb : ↑ editorially ; adjective : ↑ editorial ]
1 . relating to the preparation of a newspaper, book, television programme etc for printing or broadcasting:
an editorial assistant
2 . [usually before noun] expressing the opinion of a particular newspaper editor rather than just giving facts:
the paper’s editorial column
—editorially adverb :
The paper is editorially independent.
II. ed ‧ i ‧ to ‧ ri ‧ al 2 AC BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ edit , ↑ editor , ↑ edition , ↑ editorial , editorialize, ↑ editorship ; verb : ↑ edit ; adverb : ↑ editorially ; adjective : ↑ editorial ]
a piece of writing in a newspaper that gives the editor’s opinion about something, rather than reporting facts