leading article

American  

[lee-ding] / ˈli dɪŋ /

noun

Journalism.

1. Also called leader.  the most important or prominent news story in a newspaper.

2. British. leader.

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leading article British  

/ ˈliːdɪŋ /

noun

1. another term for leader

2. the article given most prominence in a magazine or newspaper

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Etymology

Origin of leading article

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

CP Scott writes a leading article to mark the centenary of the paper that becomes recognised around the world as the blueprint for independent journalism and includes the line “Comment is free, but facts are sacred.”

From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2018

In a leading article, the Times says many criticisms can reasonably be made of the Treasury's assumptions in the report but Mr Osborne has thrown down a challenge.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2016

The Sun's response is not in leading article form.

From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2011

The newsy Art Digest carried as its leading article an acidulous diatribe against Dartmouth and its murals by Harvey Maitland Watts, a director of Philadelphia's Moore Institute of Art, Science and Industry.

From Time Magazine Archive

At noon we could just read type similar to the leading article of the 'Times.'

From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by McClintock, Francis Leopold