majority leader
noun
: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body (such as the U.S. Senate)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web House majority leader Jason Osborne, for example, moved to New Hampshire from Ohio in 2010 as part of the Free State Project. 
Brian Macquarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 Earlier today, Geoff Luxenberg, the majority caucus chair and deputy majority leader for the Connecticut House representing the 12th House District, campaigned for Osborne outside the polls. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2022 Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island, recalled Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, then the majority leader, telling him in July of 2010 that there would be no further efforts to move climate legislation. New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 That was how Senator Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader and Democrat of New York, put it on Wednesday. New York Times, 28 May 2022 The reason for the delay: An upcoming recess, competing priorities on the Senate floor, scheduling decisions by the Senate majority leader and one GOP senator who refuses to let the bill quickly pass without some changes to the measure. Manu Raju And Alex Rogers, CNN, 29 Mar. 2022 President Joe Biden nominated Williams and Peace to the positions in August after they were recommended by Schumer, the Democratic majority leader and the party’s senior lawmaker in New York state. BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2021 Up until Thursday evening, the majority leader thought a deal was possible, according to climate activists who spoke with Mr. Schumer later that night. New York Times, 15 July 2022 The majority leader helps decide which measures get voted on. Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2022 See More
Brian Macquarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 Earlier today, Geoff Luxenberg, the majority caucus chair and deputy majority leader for the Connecticut House representing the 12th House District, campaigned for Osborne outside the polls. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2022 Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island, recalled Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, then the majority leader, telling him in July of 2010 that there would be no further efforts to move climate legislation. New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 That was how Senator Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader and Democrat of New York, put it on Wednesday. New York Times, 28 May 2022 The reason for the delay: An upcoming recess, competing priorities on the Senate floor, scheduling decisions by the Senate majority leader and one GOP senator who refuses to let the bill quickly pass without some changes to the measure. Manu Raju And Alex Rogers, CNN, 29 Mar. 2022 President Joe Biden nominated Williams and Peace to the positions in August after they were recommended by Schumer, the Democratic majority leader and the party’s senior lawmaker in New York state. BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2021 Up until Thursday evening, the majority leader thought a deal was possible, according to climate activists who spoke with Mr. Schumer later that night. New York Times, 15 July 2022 The majority leader helps decide which measures get voted on. Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1909, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
majority leader
noun
majority lead·er
: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body