majority leader
noun
: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body (such as the U.S. Senate)
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The sharp increase in spending also followed a law passed by Republican legislators in the December 2018 lame-duck session that authorized the Assembly speaker and Senate majority leader to hire private lawyers with taxpayer money.
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
Cruz’s fellow Texan in the upper chamber, Sen. John Cornyn, the state's senior member and a former majority whip, has receded somewhat as the go-to force in Washington after narrowly losing a bid in November to become Senate majority leader.
—Maria Recio, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Meredith was the starring player in a bit of judicial nominations drama in the previous administration, when then-President Joe Biden had agreed to nominate Meredith, who was enthusiastically supported by Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former Senate majority leader.
—Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
From then on, what happened was a successful move by more conservative primary challengers in future elections, the most iconic one being in 2014 — the primary that ousted Eric Cantor, the House majority leader, in favor of a Tea Party activist.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 6 July 2025
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
Cruz’s fellow Texan in the upper chamber, Sen. John Cornyn, the state's senior member and a former majority whip, has receded somewhat as the go-to force in Washington after narrowly losing a bid in November to become Senate majority leader.
—Maria Recio, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Meredith was the starring player in a bit of judicial nominations drama in the previous administration, when then-President Joe Biden had agreed to nominate Meredith, who was enthusiastically supported by Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former Senate majority leader.
—Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
From then on, what happened was a successful move by more conservative primary challengers in future elections, the most iconic one being in 2014 — the primary that ousted Eric Cantor, the House majority leader, in favor of a Tea Party activist.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for majority leader
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“Majority leader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/majority%20leader. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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