单词 | majority leader |
释义 | > as lemmasmajority leader majority leader n. U.S. Politics (within each house of Congress) an elected spokesperson and legislative strategist for the party holding the majority of seats. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > other national governing or legislative bodies > [noun] > in U.S.A. > member of Member of Congress1774 Congressman1780 state senator1800 M.C.1832 freshman1892 majority leader1909 Minority Leader1909 congressperson1972 1909 P. Reinsch Readings on Amer. Fed. Govt. vii. 265 The attitude of the majority leaders toward the movement is brought out in the debate. 1937 Life 26 July 28/2 Franklin Roosevelt's answer was to send..a letter to Acting Majority Leader Barkley asserting that it was Congress' ‘duty’ to pass his bill. 1968 E. C. Smith & A. J. Zurcher Dict. Amer. Politics 230 The Senate majority leader controls the allocation of time and the priority of measures. The House majority leader is the principal assistant to the Speaker. Both leaders make tactical motions and lead party debate on the floor. 1992 N.Y. Times Mag. 22 Nov. 16/2 Sooner or later, there will be a confrontation between President Clinton and the Senate majority leader, George Mitchell. < as lemmas |
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