leadingadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈliː.dɪŋ/us/ˈliː.dɪŋ/B2 very important or most important:
a leading expert on the country's ecology
the world's leading manufacturer of audio equipment
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- He has established himself as the leading candidate in the election.
- Jaqueline du Pré was a leading exponent of cello-playing.
- Our products compare favourably with all the leading brands.
- She heads one of Britain's leading travel firms.
- She's the country's leading mezzo-soprano.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Very important or urgent
- all-important
- arch
- at all cost(s) idiom
- be a matter of life and/or death idiom
- burning
- chief
- considerable
- critical
- make the world go around/round idiom
- materially
- minor league
- mission-critical
- moment
- radical
- sacred
- salient
- serious
- seriously
- substantial
- substantially
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