majority leader
noun
: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body (such as the U.S. Senate)
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Schumer spoke privately with Thune on Friday, pushing the majority leader to get a meeting with the president scheduled because of the approaching funding deadline, according to a Schumer aide.
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Seung Min Kim, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
Ian’s father, Charles Calderon, served decades in the Legislature, including as majority leader, and his stepmother, Lisa Calderon, ran to replace him in the Assembly 2020.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Thune noted 96 percent of Senate Democrats voted for 13 short-term continuing resolutions during former President Biden’s presidency, when Schumer was the Senate majority leader.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
Senator John Thune of South Dakota replaced him as the majority leader.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Seung Min Kim, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
Ian’s father, Charles Calderon, served decades in the Legislature, including as majority leader, and his stepmother, Lisa Calderon, ran to replace him in the Assembly 2020.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Thune noted 96 percent of Senate Democrats voted for 13 short-term continuing resolutions during former President Biden’s presidency, when Schumer was the Senate majority leader.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
Senator John Thune of South Dakota replaced him as the majority leader.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Majority leader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/majority%20leader. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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