Pundit
noun
A person who offers to mass media his or her opinion or commentary on a particular subject area.
The pundits on television gave their analysis of the presidential debate.
Often appears as...
- political pundit
- sports pundit
noun
A learned person, expert, or teacher, especially in the Hindu tradition.
The pundit was well-versed in the ancient texts and traditions.
noun
A person who offers to mass media his or her opinion or commentary on a particular subject area.
The pundits on television gave their analysis of the presidential debate.
Often appears as...
- political pundit
- sports pundit
noun
A learned person, expert, or teacher, especially in the Hindu tradition.
The pundit was well-versed in the ancient texts and traditions.
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Media Context
Used when discussing those who give expert analysis on news channels or in newspapers.
The pundit provided insight on the election outcomes.
Pro Tip 2/3Expertise Implicit
Implies that the person is knowledgeable and often trusted in their field.
As a tech pundit, she knows about the latest gadgets.
Pro Tip 3/3Opinion Based
Emphasizes that the individual offers personal views rather than objective facts.
The financial pundit predicted a market crash.
Pro Tip 1/3Media Context
Used when discussing those who give expert analysis on news channels or in newspapers.
The pundit provided insight on the election outcomes.
Pro Tip 2/3Expertise Implicit
Implies that the person is knowledgeable and often trusted in their field.
As a tech pundit, she knows about the latest gadgets.
Pro Tip 3/3Opinion Based
Emphasizes that the individual offers personal views rather than objective facts.
The financial pundit predicted a market crash.
Pro Tip 1/3Media Context
Used when discussing those who give expert analysis on news channels or in newspapers.
The pundit provided insight on the election outcomes.
Pro Tip 2/3Expertise Implicit
Implies that the person is knowledgeable and often trusted in their field.
As a tech pundit, she knows about the latest gadgets.
Pro Tip 3/3Opinion Based
Emphasizes that the individual offers personal views rather than objective facts.
The financial pundit predicted a market crash.
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where I'm guessing women can't talk to strange men. It's important to keep talking about this, in light of Lara Logan. She was the CBS News correspondent who was brutally sexually assaulted in Egypt's Tahrir Square, right after this photo was taken. Almost immediately, pundits weighed in,
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Can you play the sitar?...
century and early sitars looked very little like their modern-day counterparts and they've gone through countless transformations over the years it's most recent incarnation occurred only in the 1940s at that time two young maestro's pundit Ravi Shankar and who
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Steven Pinker and...
But is this necessarily a bad thing? Perhaps reason is overrated. Many pundits have argued that a good heart and steadfast moral clarity are superior to triangulations of overeducated policy wonks, like the best and brightest and that dragged us
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How film transforms the...
many of the pundits had written us off, but we felt that in order for the legislative push to continue, we needed that win. And then, my name was announced, and I bounded up the steps in flip-flops, because I didn't expect to be onstage.
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We the People, and the...
and so when the pundits and the politicians say that change is impossible what this love of country says back is that's just irrelevant we lose something dear something everyone in this room loves and cherishes if we
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Is the world getting...
Now, it's not that they hate the fruits of progress, mind you. Most academics and pundits would rather have their surgery with anesthesia than without it. It's the idea of progress that rankles the chattering class.
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Celeste Headlee: 10 ways...
If you want to state your opinion without any opportunity for response or argument or pushback or growth, write a blog. Now, there's a really good reason why I don't allow pundits on my
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Your kids might live on...
and that brings up a really interesting question how soon will the first humans actually land here? Now, some pundits think if we got there by 2050, that'd be a pretty good achievement.
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We the People, and the...
We lose something dear, something everyone in this room loves and cherishes, if we lose this republic, and so we act with everything we can to prove these pundits wrong. So here's my
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Megan Kamerick: Women...
where I'm guessing women can't talk to strange men. It's important to keep talking about this, in light of Lara Logan. She was the CBS News correspondent who was brutally sexually assaulted in Egypt's Tahrir Square, right after this photo was taken. Almost immediately, pundits weighed in,
Video examples
Tarana Burke: Me Too is...
that frames this movement in ways that make it difficult to move our work forward, and right-wing pundits and other critics have these talking points that shift the focus away from survivors. So suddenly, a movement that was started to support all survivors of sexual violence
Video examples
Can you play the sitar?...
century and early sitars looked very little like their modern-day counterparts and they've gone through countless transformations over the years it's most recent incarnation occurred only in the 1940s at that time two young maestro's pundit Ravi Shankar and who
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Steven Pinker and...
But is this necessarily a bad thing? Perhaps reason is overrated. Many pundits have argued that a good heart and steadfast moral clarity are superior to triangulations of overeducated policy wonks, like the best and brightest and that dragged us
Video examples
How film transforms the...
many of the pundits had written us off, but we felt that in order for the legislative push to continue, we needed that win. And then, my name was announced, and I bounded up the steps in flip-flops, because I didn't expect to be onstage.
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We the People, and the...
and so when the pundits and the politicians say that change is impossible what this love of country says back is that's just irrelevant we lose something dear something everyone in this room loves and cherishes if we
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Is the world getting...
Now, it's not that they hate the fruits of progress, mind you. Most academics and pundits would rather have their surgery with anesthesia than without it. It's the idea of progress that rankles the chattering class.
Video examples
Celeste Headlee: 10 ways...
If you want to state your opinion without any opportunity for response or argument or pushback or growth, write a blog. Now, there's a really good reason why I don't allow pundits on my
Video examples
Your kids might live on...
and that brings up a really interesting question how soon will the first humans actually land here? Now, some pundits think if we got there by 2050, that'd be a pretty good achievement.
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We the People, and the...
We lose something dear, something everyone in this room loves and cherishes, if we lose this republic, and so we act with everything we can to prove these pundits wrong. So here's my
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Lawrence O'Donnell
American Journalist
Anything anyone wants to say about me is fair. There's not a single thing that any viewer has ever said about anything I do on television that has bothered me in the least. And every single person has the right to hate whoever they want to hate on television, whether it be singers, actors, pundits. That's the deal.
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Susie Dent
English Scientist
Footballers, managers, pundits and fans make up possibly the biggest tribe of them all, especially in this country. Whatever is said by pundits is echoed across sofas and in pubs all over the nation.
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Jim Cantalupo
American Businessman
But you know the second month I was here I put out a healthy lifestyles directive. The pundits will say it was because we were sued. Well that's what they say. It was never about that.
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Bob Ehrlich
American Politician
Most pundits regard an election year session as an opportunity for the two parties to frame issues and garner political advantage in advance of the approaching election.
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Joe Hart
English Athlete
Criticism certainly doesn't affect my life, and whatever the pundits have called me, I'm sure they have been called a lot worse in their day.
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Isa Guha
English Celebrity
As a pundit, it's important to tell the viewer something they might not know, be unbiased and not sit on the fence.
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Alex Scott
English Athlete
As a pundit, I have to tell the truth. I think players will respect that. Well, I hope they do.
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Sanjaya Baru
Indian Public Servant
Indian politics has a way of taking a curious turn and surprising the wisest of pundits.
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Jonathan Krohn
American Author
Now that I'm a political pundit, I have the ability to influence people.
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Bjorn Borg
Swedish Athlete
I'm an actor who plays an intriguing character, not a political pundit.
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Lawrence O'Donnell
American Journalist
Anything anyone wants to say about me is fair. There's not a single thing that any viewer has ever said about anything I do on television that has bothered me in the least. And every single person has the right to hate whoever they want to hate on television, whether it be singers, actors, pundits. That's the deal.
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Susie Dent
English Scientist
Footballers, managers, pundits and fans make up possibly the biggest tribe of them all, especially in this country. Whatever is said by pundits is echoed across sofas and in pubs all over the nation.
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Jim Cantalupo
American Businessman
But you know the second month I was here I put out a healthy lifestyles directive. The pundits will say it was because we were sued. Well that's what they say. It was never about that.
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Bob Ehrlich
American Politician
Most pundits regard an election year session as an opportunity for the two parties to frame issues and garner political advantage in advance of the approaching election.
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Joe Hart
English Athlete
Criticism certainly doesn't affect my life, and whatever the pundits have called me, I'm sure they have been called a lot worse in their day.
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Isa Guha
English Celebrity
As a pundit, it's important to tell the viewer something they might not know, be unbiased and not sit on the fence.
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Alex Scott
English Athlete
As a pundit, I have to tell the truth. I think players will respect that. Well, I hope they do.
Quote examples
Sanjaya Baru
Indian Public Servant
Indian politics has a way of taking a curious turn and surprising the wisest of pundits.
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Jonathan Krohn
American Author
Now that I'm a political pundit, I have the ability to influence people.
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Bjorn Borg
Swedish Athlete
I'm an actor who plays an intriguing character, not a political pundit.
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