majority leader

American  

noun

1. the leader of the majority party in a legislative body, especially the party member who directs the activities of the majority party on the floor of either the Senate or the House of Representatives.

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majority leader Cultural  

1. The leader of the party that holds a majority of seats in either house of Congress or of a state legislature. Selected by their own party caucus es, majority leaders act as chief spokespersons and strategists for their parties. In the House of Representatives, the majority leader is second in command of his party, after the Speaker of the House. (See also minority leader.)

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Etymology

Origin of majority leader

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55

Example Sentences

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majority leader

The question is how big a priority it is for both the Senate majority leader and the White House.

From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2026

A logical first step would be to have the Senate majority leader follow the House speaker in the line of succession.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

She served as a Democrat in the Assembly and state Senate and became the Senate’s first woman majority leader in 2005.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Congressman Steve Scalise, majority leader in the House of Representatives who suffered life-threatening injuries in a shooting at a baseball practice with Republican teammates in 2017, was escorted out by security.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

Trent Lott, the majority leader of the U.S.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt