minority leader

noun

: the leader of the minority party in a legislative body

Examples of minority leader in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Kentucky senator was first elected to the Senate in 1984 and was the Republican leader from 2007 until last year, serving as both majority and minority leader during that period. — ABC News, 7 July 2026

McConnell was first elected to the Senate in 1984 and was the Republican leader from 2007 until last year, serving as both majority and minority leader during that period. — Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 7 July 2026

That is because in the shredding of the Democrat Party by the rise of the radical Democrat Socialists of America, Jeffries could be ousted as Democrat House minority leader. — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 July 2026

McConnell was first elected to the Senate in 1984 and was the Republican leader from 2007 until 2025, serving as both majority and minority leader during that period. — Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for minority leader

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