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| majority leader definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | the speaker's top assistant whose job is to help plan the majority party's legislative program and to steer important bills through the house | 21 sets | |
| 2 | the legislative leader selected by the majority party who helps plan party strategy, confers with other party leaders, and tries to keep members of the party in line. | 11 sets | |
| 3 | leader of the majority party in a legislature | 10 sets | |
| 4 | the speaker's top assistant who helps plan the majority party's legislative program and steers important bills through the house | 6 sets | |
| 5 | harry reid | 5 sets | |
| 6 | the legislative leader elected by party members holding the majority of seats in the house or the senate | 4 sets | |
| 7 | schedule the business of the senate usually in consultation with the minority leader | 4 sets | |
| 8 | in the senate, this is the first-ranking party position, held by a distinguished senior member of the majority party in the senate. the senate majority leader schedules floor actions on bills, and helps guide the majority party's legislative program through the senate. in the house, the majority leader stands second to the speaker of the house in party authority. like the senate majority leader, the house majority leader helps promote the legislative agenda of the party in the house. | 4 sets | |
| 9 | the legislative leader elected by party members holding the majority of seats in the house or senate | 4 sets | |
| 10 | the leader of the majority party in each house of congress | 4 sets | |
| 11 | the speaker of the house's top assistant. | 3 sets | |
| 12 | the elected leader of the party with the most seat in the house of representatives/senate | 3 sets | |
| 13 | the legislative leader selected bt the majority party who helps plan party strategy, confers with other party leaders, and tries to keep members of the party in line | 3 sets | |
| 14 | the legislative leader selected by the majority party who helps plan party strategy, confers with other party leaders, and tries to keep members of the party in line | 3 sets | |
| 15 | the second-most powerful member of the house | 2 sets | |
| 16 | the speakers top assistant whose job is to help plan the majority partys legislative program and to steer important bills through the house | 2 sets | |
| 17 | the legislative leader elected by party members holding the majority of seats in the house of representatives or the senate. | 2 sets | |
| 18 | majority floor leader | 2 sets | |
| 19 | elected leader of the party controlling the most seats in the house of representatives or senate | 2 sets | |
| 20 | minority leader | 2 sets | |
| 21 | the legislative leader elected by party members holding the majority of seats in the house or senate. | 2 sets | |
| 22 | the principle partisan ally of the speaker of the house or the party's manager in the senate. the majority leader is responsible for scheduling bills, influencing committee assignments, and rounding up votes in behalf of the party's legislative positions. | 2 sets | |
| 23 | speaker's top assistant | 2 sets | |
| 24 | a member of the house that helps the speaker and other party leaders and is the main spokesperson for his or her party in the house | 2 sets | |
| 25 | the elected leader of the majority party in the house of representatives or in the senate. in the house, the majority leader is subordinate in the party hierarchy to the speaker of the house | 2 sets | |
| 26 | steny hoyer | 2 sets | |
| 27 | the speakers top assistant | 2 sets | |
| 28 | the principal partisan ally of the speaker of the house or the party's manager in the senate. the majority leader is responsible for scheduling bills, influencing committee assignments, and rounding up votes in behalf of the party's legislative positions. | 2 sets | |
| 29 | the elected leader of the party controlling the most seats in the house of representatives or the senate; is second in authority to the speaker of the house and in the senate is regarded as its most powerful member. | 2 sets | |
| 30 | is the majority party's floor leader | 2 sets | |
| 31 | the party member who directs the activities of the majority party on the floor of either the senate or the house of representatives | 2 sets | |
| 32 | the legislative leader elected by party members holding the majority of seats in the house of representatives or the senate | 2 sets | |
| 33 | the legislative leaer selected by the majority party who helps plan party strategy, confers with other party leaders, and tries to keep members of the party in line | 1 set | |
| 34 | title used for the speaker's chief lieutenant in the house and for the most important officer in the senate. | 1 set | |
| 35 | this person's main job is to steer the party's bills through the senate | 1 set | |
| 36 | the elected leader of the party holding a majority of the seats in the house of representatives or in the senate. in the house, the majority leader is subordinate in the party hierarchy to the speaker. | 1 set | |
| 37 | speaker's chief lieutenant, most important officer in senate. responsible for day-to-day work necessary to build political coalitions and enact laws | 1 set | |
| 38 | the leader of the group that has more than half of the people | 1 set | |
| 39 | the party to which more that half the members of a house belong | 1 set | |
| 40 | persons selected by the political party holding a majority of the seats in the house and senate. | 1 set | |