minority leader

noun

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

minority leader

1. 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 caucus es, minority leaders act as chief spokespersons and strategists for their parties.

Word History and Origins

Origin of minority leader¹

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50

Example Sentences

Senate Democratic minority leader Chuck Schumer said "this is what tyranny looks like."

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Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer called the plan an “attempt at intimidation.”

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In terms of polling, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the minority leader in the Senate, addressed the party’s poor polling numbers at a press conference in late July.

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This year, as Senate minority leader, Schumer has repeatedly disregarded the views of his party’s voters.

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One demonstrator told Salon last week that Schumer’s vote was a sign the minority leader was “capitulating to fascism.”

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