leading articlen.
/ˌliːdɪŋ ˈɑːtᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌlidɪŋ ˈɑrdək(ə)l/ 1. One of the longer large-type articles in a newspaper, appearing as the expression of editorial opinion on any subject; a leader.
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leading article1807
editorial1825
leader1837
1807 Politics Georgium Sidus 29 The Morning Newspapers of the metropolis..in their solemn political paragraphs, and especially in those which are called their leading articles.
1812 Examiner 25 May 333/2 Your leading article of last Sunday.
1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation v. 295 In the schools of Oxford is now taught in perfection the art of writing ‘leading articles’.
2. Commerce.
a. A principal or prominent article of trade.
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society > trade and finance > merchandise > [noun] > principal article of trade
staple1616
leading article1817
brand leader1967
1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. iv. v. 163 A leading article in the European traffic was the salt-petre produced in Bengal.
1877 W. S. Gilbert Sorcerer i. 15 Sir, it is our leading article.
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b. An article which is ‘pushed’ and sold at a low price in order to attract customers for other things. Cf. leader n.1 8c.
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