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The trouble with ghostwriting is that it raises the issue of whether the president is in a state of diminished responsibility for what he says. Does he actually grasp the implications of the words he speaks?
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Meaning of "ghostwriting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GHOSTWRITING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GHOSTWRITING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ghostwriting is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb ghostwriting in English.

WHAT DOES GHOSTWRITING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Ghostwriter

A ghostwriter is a writer who writes books, articles, stories, reports, or other texts that are officially credited to another person. Celebrities, executives, and political leaders often hire ghostwriters to draft or edit autobiographies, magazine articles, or other written material. In music, ghostwriters are often used for writing songs and lyrics. Screenplay authors can also use ghost writers to either edit or rewrite their scripts in order to improve them, increasing their chances to be optioned or produced. Also, ghost writers may work on accompanying documents, such as treatments for screenplays. Ghostwriters may have varying degrees of involvement in the production of a finished work. Some ghostwriters are hired to edit and clean up a rough draft, others are hired to do most of the writing based on an outline provided by the credited author. For some projects, ghostwriters will do a substantial amount of research. Ghostwriters are also hired to write fiction in the style of an existing author, often as a way of increasing the number of books that can be published by a popular author.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GHOSTWRITING

PRESENT

Present
I ghostwrite
you ghostwrite
he/she/it ghostwrites
we ghostwrite
you ghostwrite
they ghostwrite
Present continuous
I am ghostwriting
you are ghostwriting
he/she/it is ghostwriting
we are ghostwriting
you are ghostwriting
they are ghostwriting
Present perfect
I have ghostwritten
you have ghostwritten
he/she/it has ghostwritten
we have ghostwritten
you have ghostwritten
they have ghostwritten
Present perfect continuous
I have been ghostwriting
you have been ghostwriting
he/she/it has been ghostwriting
we have been ghostwriting
you have been ghostwriting
they have been ghostwriting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I ghostwrote
you ghostwrote
he/she/it ghostwrote
we ghostwrote
you ghostwrote
they ghostwrote
Past continuous
I was ghostwriting
you were ghostwriting
he/she/it was ghostwriting
we were ghostwriting
you were ghostwriting
they were ghostwriting
Past perfect
I had ghostwritten
you had ghostwritten
he/she/it had ghostwritten
we had ghostwritten
you had ghostwritten
they had ghostwritten
Past perfect continuous
I had been ghostwriting
you had been ghostwriting
he/she/it had been ghostwriting
we had been ghostwriting
you had been ghostwriting
they had been ghostwriting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will ghostwrite
you will ghostwrite
he/she/it will ghostwrite
we will ghostwrite
you will ghostwrite
they will ghostwrite
Future continuous
I will be ghostwriting
you will be ghostwriting
he/she/it will be ghostwriting
we will be ghostwriting
you will be ghostwriting
they will be ghostwriting
Future perfect
I will have ghostwritten
you will have ghostwritten
he/she/it will have ghostwritten
we will have ghostwritten
you will have ghostwritten
they will have ghostwritten
Future perfect continuous
I will have been ghostwriting
you will have been ghostwriting
he/she/it will have been ghostwriting
we will have been ghostwriting
you will have been ghostwriting
they will have been ghostwriting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would ghostwriting
you would ghostwriting
he/she/it would ghostwriting
we would ghostwriting
you would ghostwriting
they would ghostwriting
Conditional continuous
I would be ghostwriting
you would be ghostwriting
he/she/it would be ghostwriting
we would be ghostwriting
you would be ghostwriting
they would be ghostwriting
Conditional perfect
I would have ghostwriting
you would have ghostwriting
he/she/it would have ghostwriting
we would have ghostwriting
you would have ghostwriting
they would have ghostwriting
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been ghostwriting
you would have been ghostwriting
he/she/it would have been ghostwriting
we would have been ghostwriting
you would have been ghostwriting
they would have been ghostwriting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you ghostwrite
we let´s ghostwrite
you ghostwrite
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to ghostwrite
Past participle
ghostwritten
Present Participle
ghostwriting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GHOSTWRITING

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WORDS THAT END LIKE GHOSTWRITING

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Synonyms and antonyms of ghostwriting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ghostwriting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GHOSTWRITING

Find out the translation of ghostwriting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ghostwriting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ghostwriting» in English.

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代笔
1,325 millions of speakers

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ghostwriting
570 millions of speakers

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ghostwriting
510 millions of speakers

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ghostwriting
380 millions of speakers
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ghostwriting
280 millions of speakers

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Ghostwriting
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ghostwriting
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ghostwriting
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ghostwriting
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Translator English - Malay

Penulisan ramuan
190 millions of speakers

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Ghostwriting
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゴーストライターかもしれ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대작
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ghostwriting
85 millions of speakers
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ghostwriting
80 millions of speakers

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எழுதியதன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भूतकाळात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ghostwriting
70 millions of speakers

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ghostwriting
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ghostwriting
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Ghostwriting
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ghostwriting
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Translator English - Greek

ghostwriting
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

ghostwriting
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

spökskrivande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ghostwriting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ghostwriting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GHOSTWRITING»

The term «ghostwriting» is regularly used and occupies the 72.126 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GHOSTWRITING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ghostwriting

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QUOTES WITH «GHOSTWRITING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ghostwriting.
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Jonathan Raban
The trouble with ghostwriting is that it raises the issue of whether the president is in a state of diminished responsibility for what he says. Does he actually grasp the implications of the words he speaks?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GHOSTWRITING»

Discover the use of ghostwriting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ghostwriting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ghostwriting
This book reveals the secrets of how to turn ghostwriting into a successful and lucrative career.
Andrew Crofts, 2009
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Ghostwriting
When Leonard Balmain is asked to 'ghost' the autobiography of the mysterious Torquil Tod, he finds himself drawn into an unwanted complicity with the dark revelations unfolding within the story.
John Herdman, 1996
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Ghostwriting Modernism
Finally, she accounts for the recent proliferation of a spiritualist-influenced vocabulary (ghostliness, hauntings, the uncanny) in the works of historians, sociologists, philosophers, and especially literary critics and theorists ...
Helen Sword, 2002
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Caribbean Ghostwriting
Caribbean Ghostwriting addresses a question central to the fields of postcolonial, feminist, and African diasporic studies: how are we to know the colonial past when the lives of colonized and enslaved people were largely written out of ...
Erica L. Johnson, 2009
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Ghostwriting
Enter a world of mystery and hauntings fair and foul ... A fabulously spooky ghost story from one of Voyager's bestselling authors, Traci Harding.
Traci Harding, 2012
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Ghostwriting: The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Bestseller
This book will show you how to: choose the right ghostwriter for your book safeguard yourself from plagiarism The “7 Musts” When Hiring a Writer or Ghostwriting Firm They must: • Provide 100% legal protection • Have errors and ...
Joel Hochman, Larry Leichman, 2007
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Ghostwriting Ethos: Beyond Character and the Character Beyond
By examining the ancient Greek locations of friendship (in Plato's Lysis), rhetorical paideia (in the educational philosophy of Isocrates), ghostwriting (by the Attic logographer Lysias) and epideictic oratory (in Thucydides' and Derrida's ...
Brooke Rollins, 2007
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Ghostwriting Gold: Start a Home Based Business That Works
Finding. Ghostwriting. Work. In order to earn decent money as a ghostwriter then you're going to need to find plenty of clients. The good news is that thanks to the internet this is fairly easy to do. Ok – so at first you might find it a little harder, and  ...
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Ghostwriting: Tales of the Supernatural
Enter a world of mystery and hauntings fair and foul . The best ghost stories you will read for a long time ... from the author of the bestselling Ancient Future.
Traci Harding, 2012
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Ghostwriting: For Fun and Profit
An experienced and award-winning ghostwriter shares insider information on ghostwriting, one of the most lucrative careers in writing.
Eva Shaw, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GHOSTWRITING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ghostwriting is used in the context of the following news items.
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American Psychological Association Report Finds Top Officials …
Besides molding the APA's code of ethics to fit in with the DoD's, the report also said Behnke was responsible for ghostwriting statements that ... «Medical Daily, Jul 15»
2
Need help on toast? Ask a pro
Angie Sommer and Alicia Ostarello are childhood friends who started their ghostwriting business, Vow Muse, in San Francisco in 2010. They ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
3
Germany's top court rules memoir recordings belong to Kohl
... he had conducted with the former chancellor at his home in Oggersheim in 2001 and 2002 - for the purpose of ghostwriting Kohl's memoirs. «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
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Local writer battling brain cancer seeks help to write his story with …
He quit his job as a filmmaker with Dot&Cross and went on to found his own ghostwriting business, Robin Hood Ink., in 2010. In 2014 he ... «The Rapidian, Jul 15»
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Claims Narrowed in Attorney's Suit Against Former Firm
... whom it retained for an investigation in 2012, concluded that Grewal had been advising and ghostwriting pleadings for a pro se litigant and ... «New York Law Journal, Jul 15»
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Uni fee hike goes for broke
Premium and quality: All quiet on the ghostwriting front this week after three revelatory articles in HES about international essay writing rings, ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
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Francis, the Synod, And the UN Poised To Turn The Planet Into One …
No wonder Francis picks people like this to do his ghostwriting. Pope Francis said he knows “all the variables and statistics which say otherwise ... «Pewsitter, Jul 15»
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Kylie Jenner Launching A Beauty Blog Gives Us Some Feelings
Or will her glam squad be ghostwriting for her? (Likely.) That being said, we're sure Kylie has learned a lot from the people who doll her up ... «Refinery29, Jul 15»
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What I Learned About Leadership From My Best & Worst Bosses
... teacher, I'm available for public speaking engagements and freelance/ghostwriting assignments. I can be contacted via tsegarra@gmail.com. «Pulse, Jul 15»
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Book of Numbers by Joshua Cohen review – the guru and the …
Cohen's abortive attempts to write the book he is supposed to be ghostwriting are reproduced at ineffably tedious length. By the time one such ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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