United States Senate Majority Leader
The Senate Majority Leader is a member of the United States Senate who is elected by the party conference which holds the majority in the Senate to serve as the chief Senate spokesman for his or her party and to manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the Senate. By custom, the Presiding Officer gives the Majority Leader priority in obtaining recognition to speak on the floor of the Senate. The term Floor Leaders refers to both the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader.
Other systems
In Westminster systems the leader of the lower house is the Prime Minister, who is also head of government. The minority leader has the title of Leader of the Opposition.
Related Topics:
Westminster system - Prime Minister - Minority leader - Leader of the Opposition
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