Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The office of a commentator.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The office or occupation of a commentator.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The office or occupation of a
commentator .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Fifty years ago, English commentatorship was so poor that the pupil had to use his wits in reading the classics; now if one goes into an undergraduate's room, one finds him reading the text with the help of a translation, two editions with notes, and a lecture note-book.
Cambridge Essays on Education Various
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I hope Dr. Warburton will not think I encroach either upon his commentatorship or private pretension, if I assume these lines of Pope, thus altered, for myself:
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2 Horace Walpole 1757
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I agree with David Gergen’s comments about Sarah Palin and last nights debate, however, I am frustrated by CNN, though I think the broadcast is always informative and well done; especially Anderson Cooper’s 360, your opinions always come through, and commentatorship is so biased toward the left of center.
A win/win debate 2008
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