editorialismn.
/ˌɛdᵻˈtɔːrɪəlɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌɛdəˈtɔriəˌlɪzəm/ An editorial opinion expressed about something, as contrasted with a simple factual report or account; editorial writing or commentary.
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1835 Lit. Jrnl. 11 Apr. 71/2 In search of a scrap of blank paper whereupon to perpetrate sundry editorialisms, we lit upon the following scrap of poetry.
1856 Bentley's Misc. July 459 During the [French] Revolution it [sc. Mercure de France] had acquired a certain degree of importance, which it owed to its political editorialism.
1977 Huron (S. Dakota) Daily Plainsman 26 June Destroying any possible objectivity with sarcasm and editorialisms which have no place in a front page news story.
2010 Calgary Herald (Nexis) 31 Mar. a15 Editorialism doesn't thrive on the grey areas, so it's never bad to remember that the truth actually lies somewhere in between.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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