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editorial
An article in a newspaper or magazine expressing the opinion of the editors or publisher.
今日の社説は環境問題について書かれていた。
Today's editorial was written about environmental issues.
社説を読んで考えさせられた。
I was made to think after reading the editorial.
この新聞の社説は保守的だ。
This newspaper's editorials are conservative.
あの新聞社の社説は、いつも政府の政策に批判的だ。
That newspaper's editorials are always critical of government policies.
各紙の社説を読み比べると、同じ問題でも新聞によって意見が大きく異なることが分かる。
When you compare the editorials of different papers, you can see that opinions differ greatly depending on the newspaper, even on the same issue.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 社説を書く (to write an editorial)
- 社説を読む (to read an editorial)
- 社説欄 (editorial column)
RELATED WORDS:
- 論説 - editorial, opinion piece (similar meaning)
- 記事 - article (neutral, factual)
- {コラム} - column (regular opinion piece by a specific writer)
社説 represents the official stance of the newspaper/magazine, while コラム represents an individual writer's opinion.
[Register: Formal]