majority leader

collocation in English

meaningsofmajorityandleader

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majority
noun
uk
/məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti/us
/məˈdʒɔː.rə.t̬i/
the larger number or part ...
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leader
noun[C]
uk
/ˈliː.dər/us
/ˈliː.dɚ/
a person in control of a group, country, ...
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(Definition ofmajorityandleaderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But in 1937, the rule givingmajorityleaderright of first recognition was created.
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Instead, the speaker is the head of the majority party; themajorityleaderis only the second-highest official.
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Each party elects a floor leader, who is known as themajorityleaderor minority leader.
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She served as an assistantmajorityleaderfrom 2003 to 2007.
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The senate also elects a president-pro-tempore, amajorityleader, and a minority leader.
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Ribaudo was re-elected nine times, and served part of the time as housemajorityleader.
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She served as an assistantmajorityleaderin 2006, and as an assistant minority leader during the 2007-2008 biennium.
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He was re-elected in 1966 and 1968 and served asmajorityleaderduring his second term of office.
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He rose quickly through the ranks, becoming assistantmajorityleaderby 1978.
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He became themajorityleaderin 1990 and became secretary of state in 1992, servijng until 1994.
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He was themajorityleaderin the 1953, 1957, and 1963 sessions, and the minority leader in the 1959 and 1961 sessions.
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He was an assistantmajorityleaderduring the 2003-2004 session.
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He was themajorityleaderof this body in 19651966.
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While the minority leader is the full leader of his party, the same is not true of themajorityleader.
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Themajorityleaderis elected in a party caucus of the ruling majority party.
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He served as the housemajorityleaderfor two terms.
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She served as an assistantmajorityleaderduring the 2007-08 session, but declined to serve again in that position for the 2009-10 biennium.
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She become assistantmajorityleaderin 1960 and 1961.
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