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minority leader

 
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–noun
the party member who directs the activities of the minority party on the floor of a legislative body, as of the U.S. Congress.
Origin:
1945–50, Americanism
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minority leader  
n.  The head of the minority party in a legislative body.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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minority leader

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 caucuses, minority leaders act as chief spokespersons and strategists for their parties.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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