Go to MSN Homeencarta®
HomeEncyclopediaDictionaryAtlasK-12 SuccessCollege & Grad SchoolDegrees & TrainingQuizzesMore
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
commend
commendable
commendation
commensal
commensalism
commensurable
commensurate
comment
commentariat
commentary
commentary box
commentate
commentator
commerce
commerce integration
commerce server
commerce service provider
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "commenta..." in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

commentariat
com·men·tar·i·at [ kòmmən térree at ]


noun 
Definition:
 
media commentators, collectively: print and broadcast media pundits regarded as a group
[Late 20th century. <commentator after words such as proletariat, secretariat]
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement

Also on Encarta
• 10 tips for building your English vocabulary
• Alternatives to the M.B.A.
• GPS for students
• Saving for college
• Presidential Myths Quiz
• Coffee break: Recharge your brain
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
• ApplyWise Online College Admissions Counseling
• The Princeton Review
• Tutor.com: Live Help When You Get Stuck
Also on MSN
• Dinosaur Secrets Revealed on the Discovery Channel
• MSN Shopping: Best books for the season
• MSN Careers: Nail that job interview
• Today's news on MSNBC
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
MSN Shopping
Encarta RSS Feeds
© 2008 Microsoft