broadsheetbroad‧sheet /ˈbrɔːdʃiːt $ ˈbrɒːd-/ noun [countable] 
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Thesaurus- Broadsheets are aimed at an educated middle and upper-class readership.
- Anything of only momentary interest was delegated to broadsheets or handbills.
- I have sent you a broadsheet which surveys our campaigns.
- In 1945 most people read a broadsheet paper - four populars and the two qualities, compared with two tabloids.
- Only the Sunday Express, among all the middle market populars, was still a broadsheet in 1990.
- Tabloid a page half the size of a broadsheet.
- The daily broadsheet circulates widely in the Arab world and among Arabs living in the West.
- There is a broadsheet plastered crookedly to a wall near their bungalow.
THESAURUS► newspaper
Collocations · The New York Times is a popular daily newspaper.
► paper a newspaper. Paper is more common than newspaper in everyday English: · There was an interesting article in the local paper today.· the Sunday papers
► the press newspapers and news magazines in general, and the people who write for them: · the freedom of the press· The press are always interested in stories about the royal family.
► the media newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and the Internet, considered as a group that provides news and information: · This issue has received a lot of attention in the media.· Her public image was shaped by the media.
► tabloid a newspaper that has small pages, a lot of photographs, short stories, and not much serious news: · The tabloids are full of stories about her and her boyfriend.
► broadsheet British English a serious newspaper printed on large sheets of paper, with news about politics, finance, and foreign affairs: · the quality broadsheets
► the nationals the newspapers that give news about the whole country where they are printed, in contrast to local newspapers: · The results of the nationwide survey became headlines in the nationals.
► the dailies the daily newspapers: · The dailies reported the story.
Longman Language Activatornewspapers and magazines► newspaper/paper a set of large folded sheets of paper containing news, articles, pictures etc, which is printed and sold every day or every week: · Can I have a look at your newspaper, please?· It says in the paper that they're getting divorced.Sunday paper (=a paper that is sold every Sunday, and has more pages than papers sold on other days): · I like to sit in bed and read the Sunday papers.local paper (=a newspaper that gives news mainly about the town or area where it is printed): · Did you see Dave's picture in the local paper?national newspaper: · "Asian Week" is a national newspaper printed in San Francisco.daily/weekly newspaper: · She works as a sportswriter for the town's major daily newspaper, The Arizona Daily Star.
► magazine a large, thin book with a paper cover, often printed on shiny paper, which contains stories, articles, photographs, and sometimes also news: · I bought some magazines for the trip - Cosmopolitan and Vanity Fair.· a photography magazine· Hillary Clinton is featured on the cover of this week's Time magazine.women's/men's magazine (=a magazine intended especially for women/men): · a model turned TV presenter, who has been on the cover of all the men's magazines
► glossy magazine also glossies British a magazine for women printed on shiny paper, that has lots of photographs of fashionable clothes, and advertisements for beauty products: · Cosmopolitan, the original glossy for young womenthe glossies British (=these magazines considered as a group): · We've seen her golden smile and her figure in the glossies again and again.
► the press newspapers and the people who write for them: · Do you think the press has too much influence on politics?· Princess Diana was followed by the press wherever she went.the popular press (=newspapers that are read by a lot of people, usually for entertainment rather than for serious news): · Smith strongly denies reports in the popular press that he is addicted to cocaine.the gutter press British (=newspapers that have an extremely low standard of reporting - used to show strong disapproval): · His wife walked out, selling her story to the gutter press, and accusing him of being an alcoholic.the quality press British (=serious newspapers with a high standard of reporting): · The issue was debated by academics, and some sections of the quality press.
► the media all the organizations that are involved in providing information to the public, especially newspapers, television, and radio: · The letter must have been leaked to the media by a White House official.· The judge is worried that comments in the media might affect the result of the trial.
► broadsheet British newspapers printed on large sheets of paper, especially serious newspapers that people respect: · broadsheets such as The Times and The Telegraph· Broadsheets are aimed at an educated middle and upper-class readership.
► tabloid a newspaper that does not contain much serious news, but has stories about famous people, sport, sex etc - use this especially about newspapers that you think are not serious enough: · She claimed that she had had an affair with the President, and sold her story to the tabloids.
WORD SETS► Newspapers/Printing/Publishingabstract, nounagony aunt, nounagony column, nounannual, nounanthology, nounantiquarian, adjectiveappendix, nounarticle, nounauthor, nounautobiography, nounback, nounbackslash, nounbackspace, nounballoon, nounbanner headline, nounbestiary, nounbest-seller, nounbibliography, nounbibliophile, nounbind, verbbinder, nounbinding, nounbiographer, nounbiography, nounblackout, nounbold, adjectiveboldface, nounbook, nounbookbinding, nounbooklet, nounbookmark, nounbookmobile, nounbookplate, nounbookseller, nounbookshop, nounbookstall, nounbookstore, nounbound, adjectivebox, nounbraille, nounbroadsheet, nounbrochure, nounbubble, nounbulletin, nounby-line, nouncalendar, nouncaption, nouncarry, verbcatalogue, nouncentrefold, nounchain letter, nounchapbook, nounchapter, nounchequebook journalism, nouncircular, nouncirculation, nouncity desk, nouncity editor, nounclassified ad, nounclip, nounclipping, nouncodex, nouncol, collection, nouncolour supplement, nouncolumn, nouncolumnist, nouncomic, nouncomic strip, nouncommentary, nouncommentator, nouncompanion, nouncompendium, nouncomposition, nouncompositor, nouncontribute, verbcontributor, nouncopy, nouncopy editor, nouncopyist, nouncorrespondent, nouncoursebook, nouncover girl, nouncover story, nouncross-refer, verbcross-reference, nouncutting, noundaily, noundesk, noundiarist, noundiary, noundictionary, noundime novel, noundirectory, noundog-eared, adjectivedoorstep, verbdotted line, noundraft, noundraft, verbDTP, noundust jacket, nouned., edit, verbedition, nouneditor, nouneditorial, nouneditorship, nounemend, verbencyclopedia, nounentry, nounerratum, nounet al, adverbet cetera, adverbexclusive, nounexposure, nounexpurgated, adjectivefeature, nounff, figure, nounfiller, nounfinancial supermarket, Fleet Street, fly leaf, nounfolio, nounfollow-up, nounfont, nounfootnote, nounforeword, nounformat, nounformat, verbfrontispiece, nounfull-page, adjectivefull stop, nounfunny papers, noungagging order, galley, noungazette, noungazetteer, nounghost, verbghost writer, noungloss, noungloss, verbglossary, nounglossy, noungonzo journalism, noungossip column, noungraphic design, nounguide, nounguillotine, nounhack, nounhagiography, nounhalftone, nounhandbill, nounhandbook, nounhardback, nounhardcover, nounheading, nounheadline, nounheadline, verbheadword, nounhistory, nounhumorist, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounimpression, nounimprimatur, nounimprint, nounindent, verbindentation, nounindex, nounindex, verbinsert, nouninset, nouninset, verbinstalment, nouninterpolate, verbISBN, nounissue, nounitalicize, verbitalics, nounjacket, nounjournal, nounjournalese, nounjournalism, nounjournalist, nounjourno, nounl, landscape, nounlayout, nounleader, nounleading article, nounleaf, nounletter-size, adjectivelibrary, nounlimited edition, nounlined, adjectiveLinotype, nounliterature, nounlocal paper, nounlocal rag, nounloose-leaf, adjectivelower case, nounmag, nounmagazine, nounmanuscript, nounmargin, nounmasthead, nounmezzotint, nounmicrofiche, nounmisprint, nounmonograph, nounmonthly, nounmorocco, nounmuckraking, nounN/A, N.B., news, nounnews agency, nounnewshound, nounnewsletter, nounnewspaper, nounnewsprint, nounnews release, nounnon-fiction, nounnote, nounnotebook, nounnotice, nounnumber, nounobituary, nounoffprint, nounoffset, adjectiveomnibus, nounop. cit., open letter, nounorgan, nounoverleaf, adverboverprint, verbp., pagination, nounpamphlet, nounpamphleteer, nounpap, nounpaparazzi, nounpaper, nounpaperback, nounpaperboy, nounpaper girl, nounpaper round, nounpaper shop, nounpara, passage, nounpaste-up, nounperiodical, nounpersonal ad, nounpersonal column, nounphrasebook, nounpicture book, nounpiece, nounplate, nounpocketbook, nounpp., prequel, nounpress, nounpress baron, nounpress box, nounpress conference, nounpress corps, nounpress cutting, nounpress gallery, nounpressman, nounpress office, nounpress release, nounprint, verbprint, nounprinted matter, nounprinter, nounprinting, nounprinting ink, nounprinting press, nounproblem page, nounproof, nounproofread, verbpublication, nounpublish, verbpublisher, nounpublishing, nounpull-out, nounquarterly, adjectivequarterly, nounquarto, nounquire, nounquotation, nounquote, verbrag, nounreader, nounreadership, nounreading, nounream, nounred ink, nounreference, nounreference book, nounreference library, nounrelease, verbreprint, verbreproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectivereview, nounreview, verbreviewer, nounrevise, verbrevision, nounrider, nounroman, nounsans serif, nounsaturation, nounscare story, nounscoop, nounscoop, verbsection, nounserif, nounset, verbsilk screen, adjectivesketch, nounslipcase, nounsmall ad, nounsoft porn, nounsource, nounspace, nounspine, nounsplash, verbspoiler, nounstay of execution, nounstop press, nounstory, nounstorybook, nounstringer, nounstrip, nounstrip cartoon, nounsub, nounsub, verbsubedit, verbsub-editor, nounsubheading, nounsubscribe, verbsubscriber, nounsubscription, nounsuperscript, adjectivesupplement, nounsymposium, nounsyndicate, verbtable, nountabloid, nountext, nounthumb index, nountitle page, nountome, nountract, nountreatise, nountrot, nountype, nountypeface, nountypescript, nountypesetting, nountypographer, nountypography, nounvanity press, nounvellum, nounvignette, nounvol., volume, nounweekly, nounwell-thumbed, adjectivewoodblock, nounwrite-up, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a broadsheet paper
a newspaper printed on large sheets of paper, especially a serious newspaper → tabloid► see thesaurus at newspaper (=one with large pages, usually one containing serious news)· Tabloid newspapers are usually about half the size of a broadsheet paper.