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fourth estate
–noun (often initial capital letters
)
) | 1. | the journalistic profession or its members; the press. |
| 2. | a group other than the usual powers, as the three estates of France, that wields influence in the politics of a country. |
Origin:
1830–40
1830–40
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| fourth estate n. Journalists considered as a group; the public press. |
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fourth estate
"the press," 1837, first recorded in writings of Carlyle, though he said it was not original to him (perhaps in use from c.1823). For the other three, see estate. Earlier the term had been applied in various senses that did not stick, including "the mob" (1752).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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