MINORITY LEADER Definition & Meaning

minority leader

noun

the party member who directs the activities of the minority party on the floor of a legislative body, as of the U.S. Congress.

minority leader

The leader of the political party that holds a minority of seats in either house of Congress or of a state legislature. Selected by their own party caucus es, minority leaders act as chief spokespersons and strategists for their parties.

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Origin of minority leader¹

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50

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One demonstrator told Salon last week that Schumer’s vote was a sign the minority leader was “capitulating to fascism.”

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The Senate minority leader, Democrat Chuck Schumer, and nine others broke with their colleagues to vote to advance the bill to its final Friday evening vote.

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In a statement to the New York Times, senior Democrat Chuck Schumer, the House minority leader, said the move was "a critical strategic mistake".

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Molly Ornati, an activist with 350 Brooklyn Water, a local environmental organization, told Salon that she thought the minority leader was “not presenting a forceful energy of resistance and outrage to what’s going on.”

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Democratic minority leader of the US Senate, Chuck Schumer, said the move would cause missed payrolls and rent payments, and cause "chaos".

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