Critic = a person who writes reviews of new books, film etc.: ‘She was theater critic for the New Yorker.’ Review = a short article, book, speech etc., which carefully explains the weakness of a theory, policy, philosophy etc. (appraise critically): ‘The speech was a devastating critique of Regan’s economic policy.’
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