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. 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 See All Example Sentences for majority leader

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First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of majority leader was in 1909

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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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majority leader

noun
majority lead·​er
: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body
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