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Fourth Estate is a traditional term for the press; it may also refer to "the mob" (as in mob rule) or the proletariat.

Fourth Estate may also refer to:

Publications

• The Fourth Estate (novel), by Jeffrey Archer
• Fourth Estate (George Mason University newspaper) or IV Estate, a student newspaper published by George Mason University
• The Fourth Estate, a student newspaper published by the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
• The Fourth Estate, a student newspaper published by the Harrisburg Area Community College
• The 4th Estate, a weekly newspaper in Halifax, Nova Scotia (1969–1977)
• 4th Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins
• Fourth Estate: A Weekly Newspaper for Publishers, a newspaper published by the Fourth Estate Publishing Company, New York (circa 1892-1925)

Government

• Fourth Estate of the pre-Union Scottish Parliament, the Shire Commissioners
• Fourth Estate (Department of Defense)

Other

• The Fourth Estate (film), a 1940 documentary film directed by Paul Rotha
• The Fourth Estate (painting), a c. 1901 painting by Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo
• The Fourth Estate (TV series), a Showtime documentary series