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Gastkommentar

guest commentary; an opinion piece written by an outside contributor

noun GAST-ko-men-tar Rare
Communication Media

Usage Note

Gastkommentar denotes an opinion column written by someone not on the regular editorial staff — a politician, academic, or expert. Unlike a Leserbrief, it is solicited by the editors and given full-column treatment.

Examples

"Der Wirtschaftsprofessor schrieb einen Gastkommentar über die Folgen der Inflation."

Natural Translation

The economics professor wrote a guest commentary on the consequences of inflation.

Literal Translation

The economics-professor wrote a guest-commentary about the consequences of the inflation.

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