minority leader

noun

: the leader of the minority party in a legislative body

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On Thursday, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer joined a growing chorus of US lawmakers, many of whom voted in favor of the ban, looking to give the company more time to find a suitable buyer. Makena Kelly, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025 Prentiss stayed in the legislature until 2006, becoming the second Black woman to serve as Senate minority leader. Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025 The nominees were recommended by the attorney general and a review board, which is made up of members appointed by the president, the Senate majority and minority leaders as well as the House Speaker and minority leader. The Hill Staff, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025 Dennis Neary Dennis Neary, a former Democratic state senate minority leader, died in October at the age of 80. John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 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 22 Jan. 2025.

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