majority leader

noun

: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body (such as the U.S. Senate)

Examples of majority leader in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Scalise, 61, has held key GOP leadership positions going back to 2014, serving as party whip and then as majority leader. — Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

Alex Wong / Getty Images Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, has held leadership roles since 2014, serving as majority and minority whip before becoming majority leader in 2023. — Nikole Killion, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Schumer had an 89 percent chance of becoming the Senate majority leader on Tuesday, up from only a 70 percent chance one week earlier, on Kalshi. — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

Schumer currently serves as minority leader, and the New York Democrat previously held the job of majority leader from 2021 to 2025 when the party was in the majority. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for majority leader

• bleeder
• breeder
• feeder
• lieder
• meader
• pleader
• reader
• reeder
• seeder
• weeder
• cheerleader
• proofreader

Legal Definition

majority leader

noun

majority lead·​er

: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body