majority leader

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.

majority leader

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.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of majority leader¹

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55

Example Sentences

The president is the de facto speaker, just as he is the de facto majority leader in the Senate.

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Calderon, 39, was the first millennial elected to the state Assembly and the youngest-ever majority leader of the state Assembly.

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George Mitchell was a former majority leader in the US senate.

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Dean Florez is a former California Senate majority leader, representing portions of the Central Valley.

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John Thune, the Republican Senate majority leader, said there had been a "lot of interest" in keeping the Pepfar funding intact.

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