社説|しゃせつshasetsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouneditorial; leading article; leader
   今朝けさの新聞しんぶんの社説しゃせつを読よみましたか。↗

   Have you read the leading article in today's paper?

• Synonym論説ろんせつWrittenA written word for argumentative commentary, as in 「論説委員」. Its range is broader than 「社説」 and it need not represent the publisher's stance.
• SynonymエディトリアルWrittenA loanword for an editorial or editor's comment, used in written prose. Japanese papers normally say 「社説」, so this word is uncommon.

Use 「社説」 for opinion pieces that voice the newspaper or magazine's own stance; 「論説」 covers general commentary that need not speak for the publisher. 「エディトリアル」 is a rarely used loanword.

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1. 新聞しんぶんや雑誌ざっしなどで発行はっこうする社やしろが主張しゅちょうを掲載けいさいする論説ろんせつ。