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Definition of majority leader noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

majority leader

noun
 
/məˈdʒɒrəti liːdə(r)/
 
/məˈdʒɔːrəti liːdər/
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  1. the leader of the political party that has the majority in either the House of Representatives or the Senate in the US
    • a former US Senate majority leader
    CultureThe majority leader organizes the party's members and their programme for new laws. In the House of Representatives, however, the majority leader is under the Speaker, who is from the same party.compare minority leader
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