(n.) One who writes a commentary or comments; an expositor; an annotator.
Example Sentences:
(1) "As the investigation remains live and in order to preserve the integrity of that investigation, it would not be appropriate to offer further comment."
(2) Some commentators have described his ship, now facing more delays after a decade in development, as little more than a Heath Robinson machine.
(3) The PUP founder made the comments at a voters’ forum and press conference during an open day held at his Palmer Coolum Resort, where he invited the electorate to see his giant robotic dinosaur park, memorabilia including his car collection and a concert by Dean Vegas, an Elvis impersonator.
(4) I"m not concerned about the Secretary of State's comments, he suggests.
(5) But the comments of myself and others that I have seen have not criticised Islam but those who seek to hijack and misrepresent Islam,” he said.
(6) The information about her father's semi-brainwashing forms an interesting backdrop to Malala's comments when I ask if she ever wonders about the man who tried to kill her on her way back from school that day in October last year, and why his hands were shaking as he held the gun – a detail she has picked up from the girls in the school bus with her at the time; she herself has no memory of the shooting.
(7) Jeremy Corbyn could learn a lot from Ken Livingstone | Hugh Muir Read more High-minded commentators will say that self-respect – as well as Burke’s dictum that MPs are more than delegates – should be enough to make members under pressure assert their independence.
(8) The others were two Britons, Mark Cox and John Barrett (now both BBC commentators) and the US player Jim McManus.
(9) It’s not to punish the public, it’s to save the NHS and its people.” Another commenter added: “Of course they should strike.
(10) Conservative commentators responded with fury to what they believed was inappropriate meddling at a crucial moment in the town hall debate.
(11) In mitigation, Gareth Jones, defending, said: "The first comment [he] wrote was in relation to Fabrice Muamba.
(12) Contrary to the claims of some commentators, such as Steve Vladeck , it is impossible to argue reasonably that the memo imposed a requirement of "infeasibility of capture" on Obama's assassination power.
(13) Both a voter and Cooper repeatedly asked him if he stood by his comments in the last Republican presidential debate when he insisted that was the case.
(14) The National Basketball Players Association has asked the NBA to ban Sterling from attending playoff games and to impose the league's maximum penalties if the comments are verified to be his.
(15) At a home less than a block away, a man identifying himself as Tamir’s uncle said the boy’s family was not commenting and referred reporters to an attorney.
(16) But Detre declined to comment on a report on the Guido Fawkes website that Westminster Advisers, run by the Labour supporter and former councillor Dominic Church, organised a cross-party meeting at the end of 2010 which was shown the Crosby Textor research .
(17) The comments that mothers make that they think are helpful are the comments daughters interpret as critical."
(18) 'The right-wing bloc will now be able to unify around one leader,' said Robert Misik, a senior Austrian journalist and commentator.
(19) But when in mid-October two of the artists received death threats, the menaces were widely reported and rekindled debate, prompting vicious, anti-Muslim comments on Danish talk shows.
(20) 7.46am BST Thanks for all the comments on the blog this week - terrific how you are chiming in.
Publicist
Definition:
(n.) A writer on the laws of nature and nations; one who is versed in the science of public right, the principles of government, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) The man behind the hamster story was the British publicist Max Clifford, the disgraced PR guru who was convicted in May of eight counts of indecent assaults on four women.
(2) On Sunday, Leslee Dart, a publicist for Allen, 78, said: Mr Allen has read the article and found it untrue and disgraceful.
(3) These included the actor Sienna Miller, the former Labour culture secretary Tessa Jowell, the football agent Sky Andrew and the publicist Nicola Phillips.
(4) He talks quietly, often in short sentences, and when he points to a picture of Boris Johnson in his paper and calls him a "self-publicist", I get the impression that is the worst thing you could say about anyone in Enfield's eyes.
(5) Gerard Franklin, the publicist for Duran Duran, said: "Duran Duran values its many loyal fans around the world and feels compelled to correct the media's mischaracterisation of its lawsuit against Worldwide Fan Clubs Inc.
(6) As things got a little provocative and exciting, he said, ‘I’m throwing out the show I wrote and writing a new show.’” Chris Rock will remain Oscars host and plans to address white-only race row Read more However, in a statement to the Hollywood Reporter , Rock’s publicist Leslie Sloane flatly contradicted the claims.
(7) Recent reports suggested that Depp had left the set of the fifth Pirates movie to be with them but his publicist has since denied this .
(8) It’s unclear that anyone was really helped by the Born this Way Foundation other than lawyers, consultants, publicists and travel agents,” he wrote.
(9) Aisikaier, hailed as the Prince by his publicist, is Uighur, a predominantly Muslim ethnic group from Xinjiang in China's far north-west.
(10) The celebrity publicist has begun a legal action seeking to prove that the Sunday newspaper unlawfully intercepted messages on his mobile phone.
(11) He was the greatest part-publicist, part entertainer.
(12) *** The day Lucía was due to swear Pepe in as president, his publicist Pancho Vernazza had arranged to meet him at 8am to go over the speech.
(13) When the book comes out I’ve told the publicist: I don’t want this guy on television, some Jesus freak will blow him up.” In the event, when the New Yorker piece came out some people threw eggs at Foos’s house, but so far that has been it.
(14) In January, prominent music publicist Heathcliff Berru stepped down from the firm he founded after Amber Coffman, from the band the Dirty Projectors, accused him of sexual harassment in a series of tweets and a number of other women shared similar stories.
(15) The publicist said Taylor's children were at her side at the time of her death.
(16) I feel the glare of the publicist behind me, but Reynolds smiles: "To really let go like that 26 times in a row was tough.
(17) Grimmie died at the hospital, her publicist Heather Weiss confirmed.
(18) He chuckled and found a space in which to conduct the interview, done under the eyes of a circle of fans, a couple of ready-to-pounce photographers and his publicist, who helped out when he couldn't quite express what he was trying to say in his extremely impressive English.
(19) The publicist brokered the selling of a story by Sally Anderson, an estate agent who claimed to have had a relationship with the MP.
(20) Where a million starlets, waitresses, publicists and barmaids were sprawled around the hot tub.