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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Maureen Mackey is managing editor of lifestyle at Fox News Digital. Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025 Here's how to watch the awards Nikki Glaser takes on the Golden Globes More In: Grammys Grammy Awards Lucia Suarez Sang Lucia Suarez Sang is an associate managing editor at CBSNews.com. Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2025 O’Donnell was named host and managing editor of CBS Evening News in 2019, following a seven-year stint as co-anchor of CBS This Morning. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 23 Jan. 2025 Axios' Scott Rosenberg, managing editor for tech, contributed reporting. Axios, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for managing editor 

Word History

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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“Managing editor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/managing%20editor. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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