Pressdom

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The world or sphere of the press; journalism generally. uncountable

    "Not all the practitioners of the pressdom the world over may confidently and conscientiously claim that the profession has done enough or all its best to print an accurate, balanced and full account of the news, […]"

Example

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"Not all the practitioners of the pressdom the world over may confidently and conscientiously claim that the profession has done enough or all its best to print an accurate, balanced and full account of the news, […]"

Etymology

From press + -dom.

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