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The Britannica Dictionary leading question 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• leading question (noun)

leading question noun plural leading questions leading question noun plural leading questions Britannica Dictionary definition of LEADING QUESTION [count] : a question asked in a way that is intended to produce a desired answer

• The judge made it quite clear that the lawyers were not permitted to ask witnesses leading questions.
• The interviewer asked a lot of leading questions and was clearly biased.

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