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majority leader
noun
: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body (such as the U.S. Senate)
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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
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Word History
First Known Use
1909, in the meaning defined above
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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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