leading article
[ lee-ding ]
/ ˈli dɪŋ /
noun Journalism.
Also called leader. the most important or prominent news story in a newspaper.
British. leader(def 5b).
Words nearby leading article
leadership, leadfoot, leadfooted, leading, leading aircraftman, leading article, leading block, leading coefficient, leading dog, leading edge, leading indicators
Origin of leading article
First recorded in 1800–10
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Examples from the Web for leading article
Do the leading-article writers of the Times rather care for the effect which is produced by their anonymity?
Saunterings in and about London|Max SchlesingerWell, Dr. Shrapnel is another, who writes in his own style, not the leading-article style or modern pulpit stuff.
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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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