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majority leader
noun
: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body (such as the U.S. Senate)
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Patterson, a physician by trade, previously served as House majority leader.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
The majority leader laid out a reconciliation plan last month that included two bills: The first would tackle border security and defense, and the other would extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, which include a number of provisions set to expire at the end of 2025.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
Senate majority leader Bob Duff of Norwalk told The Courant recently that the bill will be debated again by the general law and judiciary committees as a caucus priority after Democrats were confused by the opposition.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
Thune made the protection of the filibuster part of his campaign to become majority leader and has since spoken on the floor to the same.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1909, in the meaning defined above
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“Majority leader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/majority%20leader. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
Legal Definition
majority leader
noun
majority lead·er
: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body
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