majority leader
noun
: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body (such as the U.S. Senate)
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From then on, what happened was a successful move by more conservative primary challengers in future elections, the most iconic one being in 2014 — the primary that ousted Eric Cantor, the House majority leader, in favor of a Tea Party activist.
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Christian Paz, Vox, 6 July 2025
In one Senate session last week, Mitch McConnell, the committee chairman (and former majority leader), confronted Trump’s defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, with the same moral and strategic clarity that guides Bacon.
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
However, the 13-term senator recently submitted a bill to lower state electric rates, and the overall concept of the legislation is supported by the state senate pro tempore, senate majority leader and house minority leader.
—David Alexander, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
The majority leader said on Monday that the Iran vote would have no bearing on his moves to finish Trump’s tax cut bill.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 June 2025
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Christian Paz, Vox, 6 July 2025
In one Senate session last week, Mitch McConnell, the committee chairman (and former majority leader), confronted Trump’s defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, with the same moral and strategic clarity that guides Bacon.
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
However, the 13-term senator recently submitted a bill to lower state electric rates, and the overall concept of the legislation is supported by the state senate pro tempore, senate majority leader and house minority leader.
—David Alexander, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
The majority leader said on Monday that the Iran vote would have no bearing on his moves to finish Trump’s tax cut bill.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 June 2025
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“Majority leader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/majority%20leader. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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