majority leader
noun
: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body (such as the U.S. Senate)
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Cornyn, who has served in the Senate GOP leadership but fell short in his bid last year to be majority leader, sought to categorize a challenge from Paxton, or anyone else, as more of a sideshow than a threat.
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John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
With a potential funding impasse coming this fall, Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and the majority leader, has already begun the political effort to pin the blame on Democrats if the government shuts down.
—New York Times, 25 July 2025
McConnell voted for the $15 billion rescissions package Trump sent to Congress in 2018, when Republicans controlled both chambers and McConnell was Senate majority leader.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 18 July 2025
That approach got the incoming majority leader to the doorstep of passing Trump’s megabill.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 1 July 2025
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John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
With a potential funding impasse coming this fall, Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and the majority leader, has already begun the political effort to pin the blame on Democrats if the government shuts down.
—New York Times, 25 July 2025
McConnell voted for the $15 billion rescissions package Trump sent to Congress in 2018, when Republicans controlled both chambers and McConnell was Senate majority leader.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 18 July 2025
That approach got the incoming majority leader to the doorstep of passing Trump’s megabill.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 1 July 2025
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“Majority leader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/majority%20leader. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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