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leading article
[ lee-ding ]
/ ˈli dɪŋ /
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noun Journalism.
Also called leader. the most important or prominent news story in a newspaper.
British. leader (def. 5b).
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Origin of leading article
First recorded in 1800–10
Words nearby leading article
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British Dictionary definitions for leading article
leading article
/ (ˈliːdɪŋ) /
noun journalism
another term for leader (def. 6)
mainly US the article given most prominence in a magazine or newspaper
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