managing editor

noun

: an editor in executive and supervisory charge of all editorial activities of a publication (such as a newspaper)

Examples of managing editor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In: United States Border Patrol Cocaine Hurricane Stephen Smith Stephen Smith is a managing editor for CBSNews.com based in New York. Stephen Smith, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2024 The Bottom Line is a business analysis column written by Evan Clark, deputy managing editor, who has covered the fashion industry since 2000. Evan Clark, WWD, 25 July 2024 In a three-decade career at The Washington Post, Robinson has been city hall reporter, city editor, foreign correspondent in Buenos Aires and London, foreign editor, and assistant managing editor in charge of the paper’s Style section. Eugene Robinson, Washington Post, 25 July 2024 In: Joe Biden Kamala Harris Caroline Linton Caroline Linton is an associate managing editor on the political team for CBSNews.com. Caroline Linton, CBS News, 22 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for managing editor 

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Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of managing editor was in 1827

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“Managing editor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/managing%20editor. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

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