majority leader
noun
: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body (such as the U.S. Senate)
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Farías is a Bronx Council City member and serves as majority leader.
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Keith Powers, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
In 1988, with Democrats in control of the Senate and Robert F. Byrd of West Virginia stepping down as their leader after a decade, Mr. Johnston and Senator Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii ran for majority leader, the Senate’s most powerful post.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Brenda Morales said Hartford City Council majority leader Marilyn Rossetti helped secure funding support for the sign and has been instrumental in making sure Rosa Morales is honored by the city.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2025
Newsweek has reached out to the state Senate minority and majority leaders for comment via contact form on Sunday morning.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
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Keith Powers, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
In 1988, with Democrats in control of the Senate and Robert F. Byrd of West Virginia stepping down as their leader after a decade, Mr. Johnston and Senator Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii ran for majority leader, the Senate’s most powerful post.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Brenda Morales said Hartford City Council majority leader Marilyn Rossetti helped secure funding support for the sign and has been instrumental in making sure Rosa Morales is honored by the city.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2025
Newsweek has reached out to the state Senate minority and majority leaders for comment via contact form on Sunday morning.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Majority leader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/majority%20leader. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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