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fourth estate

n.

Journalists considered as a group; the public press.

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fourth estate

n

(Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) (sometimes capitals) journalists or their profession; the press See estate [4]

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Fourth Estate the complete body of journalists; the profession of journalism—Slang Dictionary, 1874.

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fourth estate - the press, including journalists, newspaper writers, photographers estate of the realm, the three estates, estate - a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights