leading article
[
lee
-ding]
/ˈli dɪŋ/
noun
,
Journalism.
1.
Also called
leader
. the most important or prominent news story in a newspaper.
2.
British,
leader
(def 5b).
Origin
1800-10
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British Dictionary definitions for
leading article
leading article
/
ˈliːdɪŋ
/
noun
(
journalism
)
1.
another term for
leader
(sense 6)
2.
(
mainly US
) the article given most prominence in a magazine or newspaper