leading article

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lē′ding)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
lead′ing ar′ticle  (lē′ding),USA pronunciation [Journalism.]
  1. JournalismAlso called leader. the most important or prominent news story in a newspaper.
  2. British Termsleader (def. 5b).
  • 1800–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
leading article
  1. another term for leader6
'leading article' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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