minority leader

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the party member who directs the activities of the minority party on the floor of a legislative body, as of the U.S. Congress.

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Origin of minority leader

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50

Words nearby minority leader

Minorite, minoritize, minority, minority carrier, minority group, minority leader, minor key, minor league, minor leaguer, minor mode, minor order

How to use minority leader in a sentence

A spokesman on Wednesday said McCarthy found Greene’s comments “deeply disturbing” and said the house minority leader “plans to have a conversation with the Congresswoman about them” this week.
How Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, promoter of QAnon’s baseless theories, rose with support from key Republicans|Michael Kranish, Reis Thebault, Stephanie McCrummen|January 30, 2021|Washington Post
Indeed, as CNN reports, a faction of GOP senators who oppose impeachment is now suggesting that McConnell cannot remain minority leader if he votes to convict.
Democrats plan a multimedia impeachment trial — to keep GOP senators awake|Greg Sargent|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
It remains unclear whether McConnell will be serving as majority or minority leader in the new Congress, depending on the results of two Georgia runoffs Tuesday.
Mitch McConnell enters a more challenging era likely to include more GOP infighting|Mike DeBonis, Seung Min Kim|January 6, 2021|Washington Post
Pelosi, who has led her party in the House since 2003 and is the only woman to be speaker, received 216 votes to 209 for McCarthy, who again will be the chamber’s minority leader.
Nancy Pelosi is narrowly reelected House speaker|Jaclyn Gallucci|January 4, 2021|Fortune

That’s what Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia House of Representatives minority leader who ran for governor of the state in 2018, said four years ago about the prospect of turning Georgia blue.
How Stacey Abrams and other Georgia activists laid the groundwork for 2020|ehinchliffe|November 6, 2020|Fortune
Latinos, the fastest growing minority group in America, are even more underrepresented in Congress.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 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
For my friend, a small minority of JSwipe matches materialized into conversations, and none have materialized into dates.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|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
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
Scarce a day passed without some engagement in which the King of Naples showed his audacity and his talent as a leader.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison

Cultural definitions for minority leader

minority leader

The leader of the political party that holds a minority of seats in either house of Congress or of a state legislature. Selected by their own party caucuses, minority leaders act as chief spokespersons and strategists for their parties.