majority leader
noun
: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body (such as the U.S. Senate)
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After the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016, Obama nominated District of Columbia Circuit Court Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, only to have Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), then the chamber’s Republican majority leader, refuse to hold a hearing.
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Alexander Nazaryan, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
In 2018, the married state Senate majority leader in Iowa, which Ernst represents, resigned abruptly after video surfaced of him kissing a lobbyist for the Iowa League of Cities.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2025
After serving as the House’s majority leader, Duran became the chamber’s first Latina speaker in her final term.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
What to Know Mayfield, a current member of the state House who was previously the majority leader in the state Senate, was disqualified from making another play at the Senate by the secretary of state's office.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Alexander Nazaryan, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
In 2018, the married state Senate majority leader in Iowa, which Ernst represents, resigned abruptly after video surfaced of him kissing a lobbyist for the Iowa League of Cities.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2025
After serving as the House’s majority leader, Duran became the chamber’s first Latina speaker in her final term.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
What to Know Mayfield, a current member of the state House who was previously the majority leader in the state Senate, was disqualified from making another play at the Senate by the secretary of state's office.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for majority leader
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“Majority leader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/majority%20leader. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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