majority leader

noun

: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body (such as the U.S. Senate)

Examples of majority leader in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday evening that he had been briefed by the acting director of the Secret Service about the second assassination attempt on Trump. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2024 Two years later, not everyone was happy when former GOP politician, Tom DeLay, the House majority leader from 2003 to 2005, competed on the show during Season 9 in 2009, Us Weekly also reported. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024 The majority leader is one of several Democrats, including former President Obama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has the political and personal standing to convince Biden to step aside. Axios, 10 July 2024 Or former House majority leader Tom DeLay, who resigned from his post in disgrace after he was charged with campaign finance violations in 2006, then topped that off by cha-chaing with Cheryl Burke in Season Nine. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for majority leader 

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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 21 Sep. 2024.

Legal Definition

majority leader

noun
majority lead·​er
: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body
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