minority leader

noun

: the leader of the minority party in a legislative body

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Drazan, the House minority leader, led fellow Republicans in opposition. Rob Davis, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025 The Democratic minority leader is seeking to rally opposition to the plan hatched by President Trump and his GOP allies to gerrymander the deep red Lone Star State in the middle of the decade ahead of the 2026 midterm congressional elections. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 30 July 2025 And leaders like Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic minority leader, have been seeking to make the redistricting battle a national issue. New York Times, 24 July 2025 The House minority leader has not endorsed in that race. Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for minority leader

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First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of minority leader was in 1909

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“Minority leader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minority%20leader. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.

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