Definition of majority leader
: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body (such as the U.S. Senate)
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As Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer noted back in December, a Senate vote on the resolution does not require the support of the majority leader, allowing Democrats to force it to the floor and put Senate Republicans on the record.
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Mr Trump, polls say, enjoys the support of 85% of Republicans, compared with 65% for Mr Ryan and 40% for Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader.
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Joyce, a lawyer who served as assistant Senate majority leader, faces 113 counts of corruption and racketeering.
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At one point, a 2008 profile of Risch's political rise began circulating that recounted Risch's time as the majority leader in the Idaho state senate when Andrus, who died last year, was governor.
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At one point, a 2008 profile of Risch’s political rise began circulating that recounted Risch’s time as the majority leader in the Idaho state senate when Andrus, who died last year, was governor.
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Rucker has been a frequent presence in the Kansas House during Hineman’s time as majority leader.
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She is joined by potential House majority leader, Steny Hoyer, who turns 79 in June, and potential House majority whip James Clyburn, who turns 78 in July.
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But Schumer objected to the majority leader’s plan to offer as his first proposal an amendment on sanctuary cities, unrelated to the issue of young immigrants.
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First Known Use of majority leader
1909
MAJORITY LEADER Defined for English Language Learners
majority leader
Definition of majority leader for English Language Learners
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: the leader of the political party that has the most members in the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives
Law Dictionary
majority leader
noun
majority lead·er
legal Definition of majority leader
: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body
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