Leaderette

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A short editorial, or a paragraph in an editorial.

    ""You got a black eye out of him, and that's for publication. We can't have this reign of terror, Mr. Malone. We must bring the man to his bearings. I'll have a leaderette on him to-morrow that will raise a blister.""

Example

More examples

""You got a black eye out of him, and that's for publication. We can't have this reign of terror, Mr. Malone. We must bring the man to his bearings. I'll have a leaderette on him to-morrow that will raise a blister.""

Etymology

From leader + -ette.

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