leading article
Americannoun
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Also called leader. the most important or prominent news story in a newspaper.
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British. leader.
noun
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another term for leader
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the article given most prominence in a magazine or newspaper
Etymology
Origin of leading article
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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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
But it is the prominent title of the leading article that is the most degrading of all.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 22, 2012
The Sun's response is not in leading article form.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 12, 2011
No less British, no less significant was a leading article in London's Week End Review, an orthodox, Conservative paper.
From Time Magazine Archive
A pungent leading article, or a keen opposition of interests, is far more likely to produce duels than the smiles or caprices even of a Liévenne or an Alice Ozy.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 by Various
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