majority leader
noun
: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body (such as the U.S. Senate)
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Mitch McConnell, the long-standing Senate majority leader who’s in recent months receded from view.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
The Senate majority leader also suggested the nomination process must be swift due to national security concerns, especially in the wake of the New Orleans terrorist attack.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Jan. 2025
Dziedzic worked for former U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone and for Hennepin County before she was elected to Senate District 60 in January 2012 and then served as Senate majority leader from January 2023 until February 2024.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2024
McConnell, the former Republican majority leader, has drawn the ire of some Trump supporters for votes and views that conflict with the president.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
The Senate majority leader also suggested the nomination process must be swift due to national security concerns, especially in the wake of the New Orleans terrorist attack.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Jan. 2025
Dziedzic worked for former U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone and for Hennepin County before she was elected to Senate District 60 in January 2012 and then served as Senate majority leader from January 2023 until February 2024.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2024
McConnell, the former Republican majority leader, has drawn the ire of some Trump supporters for votes and views that conflict with the president.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 14 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 4 Mar. 2025.
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