minority leader

noun

: the leader of the minority party in a legislative body

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The compromise deal was hammered out between Mike Johnson, the Republican House speaker who will be part of an even smaller House GOP majority in the next Congress, and Chuck Schumer, the Democratic Senate majority leader, who will be the minority leader next month. —

New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024 How long has Mitch McConnell served as Senate minority leader? —

Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 Blue has served in the legislature for more than 40 years, rising through the ranks to become the first Black Speaker of the House in the 1990s and Senate minority leader for the last decade. —

Lucille Sherman, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024 The intrigue: Hunley was elected assistant minority leader, and Pol will serve as caucus chair — leadership roles within the caucus below Taylor. —

Arika Herron, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for minority leader

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of minority leader was in 1909

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“Minority leader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minority%20leader. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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