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 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, 27 June 2024 In: George Latimer Jamaal Bowman Jesse Zanger Jesse Zanger is managing editor of CBS New York. Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 25 June 2024 Fischetti is a former managing editor of IEEE Spectrum Magazine and of Family Business Magazine. Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 25 June 2024 Woodall will succeed Tricia Bishop, The Sun’s director of opinion and features content since 2019, who is taking over as managing editor for Sam Davis, who plans to retire from a 44-year journalism career at The Sun at the end of June. Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 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 4 Jul. 2024.

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