minority leader

noun

: the leader of the minority party in a legislative body

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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 Minority Leader Rose Pugliese, of Colorado Springs, and assistant minority leader Ty Winter, of Trinidad, were both reelected unopposed. Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024 By comparison, majority and minority leaders in both chambers receive $193,400. Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 5 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 22 Dec. 2024.

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