minority leader

noun

: the leader of the minority party in a legislative body

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About two dozen trustees serve by virtue of their government office, such as the librarian of Congress, the secretary of state, the mayor of Washington and the speaker and the minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives. E. Andrew Taylor, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2025 Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader in the Senate, held a news conference that was a lot like a rally outside of the Treasury Department to counter some of the actions by Elon Musk. NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025 Ultimately, the role of Republican minority leader in the Council doesn’t come with a lot of power. Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025 From the day of death until interment for an associate justice of the Supreme Court, a member of the Cabinet, a former vice president, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives. Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 30 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for minority leader

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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 11 Mar. 2025.

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