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Pundit

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The term Pundit has multiple meanings:

  • Pundit in contemporary English refers to an expert or opinion-leader, particularly in the field of political analysis. A person who expresses opinion as a critic or authority on a subject, especially within the media.
The term may also be used pejoratively to denote someone who shouts and pushes their personal opinions and insults their ideological opponents as opposed to someone who makes proper logical arguments.
  • The term pundit was used in the 19th century to denote native surveyors who explored regions to the north of India for the British Empire
  • A pundit or pandit, in the culture of India, is a master of traditional religious poetry and/or traditional music.
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