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pundit (s) (noun), pundits (pl)
1. Someone who makes comments or judgments; especially, in an authoritative manner; a critic or a commentator: The elected minister presented himself as a pundit about all areas of environmental conservation.
2. People who know a great deal about particular subjects and who express their ideas and opinions about those topics publicly; such as, by speaking on television and/or radio programs: The governor and his colleagues often appeared on television as pundits regarding water front development and its prospects for greater tax income.
3. A learned person, an expert, or an authority: The chairperson of the Religion Department at the university was considered a pundit on the topic of South Asian religions.
4. Etymology: from Hindi pandit from Sanskrit pandita, "learned, well informed".
A critic with extended knowledge.
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An expert who knows a great deal about certain subjects and who makes statements; especially, in an authoritative way. (1)