majority leader
noun
: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body (such as the U.S. Senate)
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Cortez Masto, a former state attorney general, was first elected to the Senate in 2016, replacing the onetime Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, after the Democrat retired.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
And John Thune, the majority leader in the Senate, sent people home for four days.
—NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
The Senate majority leader, however, repeated the president's warning that layoffs and agency cuts could take place if the shutdown continues.
—ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
By the time Monday rolled around then, Democrats were running for cover, and settled for a promise from Senator Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican and then-majority leader, that the Senate would at some point hold a full debate and vote on the future of the Dreamers program.
—New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
And John Thune, the majority leader in the Senate, sent people home for four days.
—NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
The Senate majority leader, however, repeated the president's warning that layoffs and agency cuts could take place if the shutdown continues.
—ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
By the time Monday rolled around then, Democrats were running for cover, and settled for a promise from Senator Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican and then-majority leader, that the Senate would at some point hold a full debate and vote on the future of the Dreamers program.
—New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Majority leader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/majority%20leader. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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