HyperDic: fourth_estate

English > 1 sense of the expression *fourth estate*:
NOUN	group	fourth estate	the press, including journalists, newspaper writers, photographers

English > *fourth estate*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	The press, including journalists, newspaper writers, photographers.
Broader	estate of the realm, estate, the three estates	A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights
Catalan	quart poder