leading question
leading question noun: a question that suggests the answer or that contains the information for which the examiner is looking.
Noun
leading question (plural leading questions)
- A question that suggests the answer or that contains the information for which the examiner is looking.
- Near-synonym: loaded question
- He alluded constantly to Europe, to the people I was supposed to know there - putting leading questions as to my acquaintances in the sepulchral city, and so on.1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 214
- Synonyms:
- loaded question
leading question meaning in Tamil and Kannada
leading question in Tamil
- விடை அமை வினா, விடை கொள் வினா, விடைபொதி, யமை, யடங்கு வினா
leading question in Kannada
- ಉತ್ತರವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ, ಉತ್ತರವನ್ನೊಳಗೊಂಡ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ
Synonyms of leading question
Forms of leading question
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Questions about leading question
- What does leading question mean?
- Leading question means a question that suggests the answer or that contains the information for which the examiner is looking.
- What is leading question in Tamil?
- Leading question in Tamil is விடை அமை வினா, விடை கொள் வினா, விடைபொதி. See Leading question meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is leading question?
- Leading question is a noun.
- What is the plural of leading question?
- The plural of leading question is leading questions.
Words near leading question in the dictionary
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