commentariat

noun com·men·tar·i·at \ˌkä-mən-ˈter-ē-at, -ē-ˌat\

Definition of COMMENTARIAT

: a group of powerful and influential commentators : punditocracy

commentator + -ariat (in proletariat)

First Known Use: 1993

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