managing editor

noun

: an editor in executive and supervisory charge of all editorial activities of a publication (such as a newspaper)

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If either Larkin, Manley, or Nixon wins their primary, it would be considered a major upset, said Kyle Kondik, the managing editor of the nonpartisan Sabato's Crystal Ball newsletter at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. — Terry Collins, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Both bogus claims asserted that attempts were made to reach the Sun Sentinel to resolve the issue, but that was not the case, said David Schutz, managing editor at the Sun Sentinel. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026 Kyle Kondik, the managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, said that a set of potential factors may have skewed the polls in Wisconsin. — Garrett Downs,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 The executive producer of audio is Claudine Ebeid, and the managing editor of audio is Andrea Valdez. — Jinae West, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for managing editor

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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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