majority leader

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noun

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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Origin of majority leader

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55

Words nearby majority leader

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How to use majority leader in a sentence

Cronin is the majority leader in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and she is the first woman to hold that role.
Cindy McCain to be nominated as ambassador to U.N. food and agriculture programs|Tyler Pager|June 23, 2021|Washington Post
Aware of the president’s popularity — including in McConnell’s home state of Kentucky — the majority leader repeatedly refused publicly to censure the president for his racism, sexism, mendacity and demagoguery.
Mitch McConnell has repeated Stephen A. Douglas’s biggest mistake|Lauren Haumesser|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
When that happens, McConnell will no longer be the majority leader and we should work through him and around him.
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I think a large majority of our fans are [other] nationalities.
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House rules require an absolute majority of members voting to choose a speaker.
Kamikaze Congress Prepares to Strike Boehner|Ben Jacobs|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Their leader, Njie, still going by “Dave” during the operation, would stay a safe distance away until the State House was secure.
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
What it endangers is a narrow conception of Russian power, understood through the eyes of its dictatorial leader.
Oliver Stone’s Latest Dictator Suckup|James Kirchick|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It is the kind of compassion espoused by every world religion and every revered religious leader.
In 2015, Let’s Try for More Compassion|Gene Robinson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Dockier, a prominent leader of the Levelers, in the times of the English commonwealth, was shot by order of the government.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Ever since his majority Lord Hetton had annually entered a colt in the great race.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Every leader was killed, and every peaceful native whom the Spaniards met on their way was unmercifully treated.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
A leader of soldiers has a right to know something at least of the enterprise upon which he leads them.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
But in August, 1805, the approaching war with Austria caused the Emperor to summon his most brilliant cavalry leader to his side.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison

Cultural definitions for majority leader

majority leader

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 caucuses, 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.)