minority leader
noun
Simple meaning
Leader of the minority party in a legislature.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
maɪˈnɔɹətiˈlidɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
US politics
Leader of the minority party in a legislature
Alternative letter-case form of minority leader.
US politics
In each of the legislative chambers of the United States Congress—the United States Senate and the House of Representatives—the elected member selected by the members of the political party with the second-largest number of elected members, who serves as principal spokesperson for the members of that party in that chamber and who plays a leading role in creating policies and strategies governing his or her party's business in that chamber.
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This meaning: Leader of the minority party in a legislature
Used this way, minority leader is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It stays understated rather than dramatic. It turns up most in government or politics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Mild
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Government/politics
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