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).

Origin of leading article

First recorded in 1800–10

Words nearby leading article

leadership, leadfoot, leadfooted, leading, leading aircraftman, leading article, leading block, leading coefficient, leading dog, leading edge, leading indicators

Example sentences 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 Schlesinger

  • Well, Dr. Shrapnel is another, who writes in his own style, not the leading-article style or modern pulpit stuff.

    Beauchamp's Career, Complete |George Meredith

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