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 See all Example Sentences for majority leader 

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of majority leader was in 1909

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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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