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Definition of pundit in English: punditnoun ˈpʌndɪtˈpəndət 1An expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called upon to give their opinions to the public. 专家,权威 political pundits were tipping him for promotion 政界权威在向他提供晋升方面的咨询。 Example sentencesExamples - Many economic pundits had been predicting a recovery in spending in the latter part of this year.
- Should your life's pursuit be that of a pundit, you might start by studying economics.
- The nitwit concerned is a TV pundit and author of a textbook widely used in American universities.
- Since the war began he has become a regular pundit offering his opinion on American foreign policy.
- Some pundits argue that if the economy remains in good shape, Labour is home and dry.
- If consultancy fees that substantially add to a pundit's income are going to become commonplace we need a new set of habits.
- Why do the bulk of press gallery pundits catch the political diseases from the parties?
- However, some of the most insightful comments have come from pundits at home.
- He gets the chance to take part in a radio discussion with two deputies and a political pundit.
- Newspaper columnists and media pundits do not necessarily degrade standards of public debate.
- Quite reassuring is the fact that all political pundits are unanimous over one point.
- Meanwhile my reputation as a political pundit continued to grow by leaps and bounds.
- Even mainstream political pundits have been forced to sit up and take notice of a new force emerging on the left.
- The pundits frequently suggest that Currie are a side who are not capable of winning the league.
- Various political pundits are coming out assessing how it must have affected his job.
- After the game the vast majority of experts and pundits were gushing in their praise of the official.
- Political and media pundits have struggled to define this latest violent episode.
- According to political pundits, we can expect a general election in early May.
- He is a columnist and a pundit who is trying to leverage the information for his political point of view.
- Some pundits advise investors never to buy expensive shares if they want a peaceful night's sleep.
Synonyms expert, authority, adviser, member of a think tank, member of a policy unit, specialist, consultant, doyen, master, mentor, guru, sage, savant informal buff, whizz, boffin
Derivativesnoun ˈpʌndɪtriˈpəndətri mass nounThe expression of expertise in a particular subject or field. he dabbled in punditry as an acid-tongued restaurant critic Example sentencesExamples - The indictment of a former Florida professor on charges of being a terrorist has cast a very different light on some past punditry.
- Just look at the last four years of punditry if you doubt me.
- I think we've moved in US political science beyond the point where punditry on these things is sufficient.
OriginMid 17th century (in pundit (sense 2)): from Sanskrit paṇḍita ‘learned man’, use as noun of paṇḍita ‘learned, skilled’. pundit (sense 1)is first recorded in the early 19th century. A modern pundit is an expert in a particular subject called on to give their opinions about it to the public. The source of the word is Sanskrit pandita ‘learned’, used to describe a learned man versed in Sanskrit law, philosophy, and religion. The ‘learned expert or authority’ sense dates from the early 19th century.
Definition of pundit in US English: punditnounˈpəndətˈpəndət 1An expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public. 专家,权威 a globe-trotting financial pundit Example sentencesExamples - Meanwhile my reputation as a political pundit continued to grow by leaps and bounds.
- Political and media pundits have struggled to define this latest violent episode.
- According to political pundits, we can expect a general election in early May.
- Some pundits advise investors never to buy expensive shares if they want a peaceful night's sleep.
- Many economic pundits had been predicting a recovery in spending in the latter part of this year.
- The nitwit concerned is a TV pundit and author of a textbook widely used in American universities.
- However, some of the most insightful comments have come from pundits at home.
- Even mainstream political pundits have been forced to sit up and take notice of a new force emerging on the left.
- After the game the vast majority of experts and pundits were gushing in their praise of the official.
- Various political pundits are coming out assessing how it must have affected his job.
- If consultancy fees that substantially add to a pundit's income are going to become commonplace we need a new set of habits.
- He is a columnist and a pundit who is trying to leverage the information for his political point of view.
- The pundits frequently suggest that Currie are a side who are not capable of winning the league.
- Why do the bulk of press gallery pundits catch the political diseases from the parties?
- Should your life's pursuit be that of a pundit, you might start by studying economics.
- Since the war began he has become a regular pundit offering his opinion on American foreign policy.
- Newspaper columnists and media pundits do not necessarily degrade standards of public debate.
- He gets the chance to take part in a radio discussion with two deputies and a political pundit.
- Some pundits argue that if the economy remains in good shape, Labour is home and dry.
- Quite reassuring is the fact that all political pundits are unanimous over one point.
Synonyms expert, authority, adviser, member of a think tank, member of a policy unit, specialist, consultant, doyen, master, mentor, guru, sage, savant 2 variant spelling of pandit
OriginMid 17th century (in pundit (sense 2)): from Sanskrit paṇḍita ‘learned man’, use as noun of paṇḍita ‘learned, skilled’. pundit (sense 1)is first recorded in the early 19th century. |