the Fourth Estate



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the Fourth Estate

The people and organizations that report the news, or news journalism as a whole, regarded as having palpable but unofficial political influence. One must never forget the sway held by members of the Fourth Estate—if we want public support, then we need the press on our side.
See also: estate, fourth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Apostolis-Greek
Toviyyah-Biblical Hebrew
Maeleachlainn-Ancient Irish
Lavone-English (Rare)
Mali-Thai
Sanjana-Indian, Hindi, Marathi