minority leader

noun

1. the party member who directs the activities of the minority party on the floor of a legislative body, as of the U.S. Congress.

minority leader

1. The leader of the political party that holds a minority of seats in either house of Congress or of a state legislature. Selected by their own party caucus es, minority leaders act as chief spokespersons and strategists for their parties.

Word History and Origins

Origin of minority leader¹

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50

Example Sentences

A spokesman on Wednesday said McCarthy found Greene’s comments “deeply disturbing” and said the house minority leader “plans to have a conversation with the Congresswoman about them” this week.

From Washington Post

Indeed, as CNN reports, a faction of GOP senators who oppose impeachment is now suggesting that McConnell cannot remain minority leader if he votes to convict.

From Washington Post

It remains unclear whether McConnell will be serving as majority or minority leader in the new Congress, depending on the results of two Georgia runoffs Tuesday.

From Washington Post

Pelosi, who has led her party in the House since 2003 and is the only woman to be speaker, received 216 votes to 209 for McCarthy, who again will be the chamber’s minority leader.

From Fortune

That’s what Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia House of Representatives minority leader who ran for governor of the state in 2018, said four years ago about the prospect of turning Georgia blue.

From Fortune

In a rather passive aggressive letter, the House Minority Leader wrote.

From The Daily Beast

But Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Republicans rejected the offers.

From The Daily Beast

He stumbled a bit in his reelection bid, but the minority leader won Tuesday and then took control of the Senate.

From The Daily Beast

In Kentucky, Alison Lundergan Grimes gets her one shot at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in a debate.

From The Daily Beast

It was when Bill Clinton lit into Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who is facing a tough reelection bid in Kentucky.

From The Daily Beast

Chesterton appears in the capacity of permanent minority leader.

From Project Gutenberg