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Definition of the fourth estate noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the fourth estate

noun
 
/ðə ˌfɔːθ ɪˈsteɪt/
 
/ðə ˌfɔːrθ ɪˈsteɪt/
[singular]
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  1. newspapers and journalists in general and the political influence that they have synonym press
See the fourth estate in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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