fourth estate

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Definition of fourth estate in English Turkish dictionary

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Definition of fourth estate in English English dictionary

Journalism or journalists considered as a group; the Press

A hypothetical fourth class of civic subjects, or fourth body (in Britain, after the Crown, and the two Houses of Parliament) which governed legislation

What is more barbarous than to see a nation where justice is lawfully denied him, that hath not wherewithall to pay for it; and that this merchandize hath so great credit, that in a politicall government there should be set up a fourth estate of Lawyers, breathsellers and pettifoggers .

newspaper writers and photographers

public press

Journalists considered as a group; the public press. the fourth estate newspapers, news magazines, television and radio news, the people who work for them, and the political influence that they have = press

newspapers and magazines collectively

Hyphenation

fourth es·tate

Turkish pronunciation

fôrth îsteyt

Synonyms

broadcast journalism, electronic journalism, journalism, journalists, news media, press, press corps, print journalism, public press, public print

Pronunciation

/ˈfôrᴛʜ əˈstāt/ /ˈfɔːrθ ɪˈsteɪt/

Etymology

() The three (in England) estates were originally the three classes of people who could participate in government, either directly or by electing representatives – originally the clergy, barons/knights, and the commons (though they changed over time). Later the "three estates" were misunderstood as being the three governmental powers necessary for legislation: the Crown, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons; from there, the idea of a "fourth estate" was often used in satirical or jocular expressions, before developing a fixed association with the Press.