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pressdom

pressdom noun: the world or sphere of the press; journalism generally.

Noun

pressdom (uncountable)

  1. The world or sphere of the press; journalism generally.
    • Not all the practitioners of the pressdom the world over may confidently and conscientiously claim that the profession has done enough or all its best to print an accurate, balanced and full account of the news, […]1980, Lee O. Thayer, Hanno Hardt, Ethics, Morality, and the Media: Reflections on American Culture, page 147

Origin of pressdom

From press + -dom.

Questions about pressdom

What does pressdom mean?
Pressdom means the world or sphere of the press; journalism generally.
What part of speech is pressdom?
Pressdom is a noun.

Words near pressdom in the dictionary

  1. pressboxes
  2. Pressburg
  3. Pressburger
  4. presscake
  5. presscakes
  6. pressdom
  7. pressed
  8. pressed ahead
  9. pressed down
  10. pressed duck
  11. pressed flesh

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