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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 | 25 sets | |
| 2 | leader of the majority party in a legislature | 13 sets | |
| 3 | 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. | 10 sets | |
| 4 | the legislative leader elected by party members holding the majority of seats in the house or the senate | 7 sets | |
| 5 | the speaker's top assistant who helps plan the majority party's legislative program and steers important bills through the house | 6 sets | |
| 6 | the legislative leader elected by party members holding the majority of seats in the house or senate | 5 sets | |
| 7 | harry reid | 5 sets | |
| 8 | the leader of the majority party in each house of congress | 5 sets | |
| 9 | 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 | 5 sets | |
| 10 | 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 | |
| 11 | schedule the business of the senate usually in consultation with the minority leader | 4 sets | |
| 12 | the elected leader of the party with the most seat in the house of representatives/senate | 4 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 speaker of the house's top assistant. | 3 sets | |
| 15 | the legislative leader elected by party members holding the majority of seats in the house or senate. | 2 sets | |
| 16 | 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 | |
| 17 | the second-most powerful member of the house | 2 sets | |
| 18 | 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 | |
| 19 | steny hoyer | 2 sets | |
| 20 | 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 | |
| 21 | majority floor leader | 2 sets | |
| 22 | 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 | |
| 23 | the party leader elected by the majority party in the house or in the senate. | 2 sets | |
| 24 | the speakers top assistant | 2 sets | |
| 25 | speaker's top assistant | 2 sets | |
| 26 | elected leader of the party controlling the most seats in the house of representatives or senate | 2 sets | |
| 27 | the legislative leader elected by party members holding the majority of seats in the house of representatives or the senate. | 2 sets | |
| 28 | minority leader | 2 sets | |
| 29 | 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 | |
| 30 | 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 | |
| 31 | 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 | |
| 32 | is the majority party's floor leader | 2 sets | |
| 33 | the legislative leader elected by party members holding the majority of seats in the house of representatives or the senate | 2 sets | |
| 34 | the formal leader of the party controlling a majority of the seats in the house of the senate. in the senate the majority leader is the head of the majority party. in the house the majority rule is one of the fundamental procedures of democracy | 1 set | |
| 35 | the legislative leader elected by party members holding the majority of seats in the house and 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 | 1 set | |
| 37 | next in line after speaker of house; work behind scenes to set the agenda | 1 set | |
| 38 | the principal partisan ally of the speaker of the house or the party's wheel horse in the senate. the majority leader is responsible for scheduling bills, influencing commitee assignments, and rounding up votes in behalf of the party's legislative positions | 1 set | |
| 39 | formal leader of the party controlling a majority of the seats in the house and senate, senate-head of majority party, house-ranks second in the party ranks behind speaker | 1 set | |
| 40 | the principle partisan ally of the speaker of the house or the party's wheel horse in the senate. it is responsible for scheduling bills, influencing committee assignments, and rounding up votes in behalf of the party's legislative positions. | 1 set | |