minority leader

noun

: the leader of the minority party in a legislative body

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More recently the term has also been applied to minority leaders. Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 In addition to rules around the functioning of the body, lawmakers set up a procedure to remove commission board members, who are appointed by a bipartisan consensus of the governor and the Senate majority and minority leaders. Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025 Elected to the senate in 1976, Neary rose through the ranks, becoming Democratic Caucus chairman in 1980 and minority leader by 1988. John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024 In response, McCarthy, then the House minority leader, did not participate in the select committee and yanked all of his GOP picks — Banks, Jordan, Rodney Davis (Ill.), Kelly Armstrong (N.D.) and Troy Nehls (Texas) — in protest of her decision. Rachel Scully, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for minority leader 

Word History

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 16 Feb. 2025.

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