MAJORITY LEADER Definition & Meaning

majority leader

noun

the leader of the majority party in a legislative body, especially the party member who directs the activities of the majority party on the floor of either the Senate or the House of Representatives.

majority leader

The leader of the party that holds a majority of seats in either house of Congress or of a state legislature. Selected by their own party caucus es, majority leaders act as chief spokespersons and strategists for their parties. In the House of Representatives , the majority leader is second in command of his party, after the Speaker of the House . ( See also minority leader .)

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Origin of majority leader¹

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55

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In the Senate, lawmakers have already selected their majority leader: South Dakota Senator John Thune won an internal Republican Party vote.

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Kentucky Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, who as Senate majority leader sharply criticised Trump in 2021 but opposed his impeachment conviction, has been offering stern warnings about the dangers of an "America First" foreign policy.

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McConnell will not be the majority leader next year but that doesn't mean he doesn't know things.

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When asked how messy the confirmation process could become, incoming Senate majority leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, said the hearings could be “on steroids”.

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Dean Florez, a member of the California Air Resources Board, is a former California Senate majority leader.

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