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.

See also

• List of Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States Senate
• Politics of the United States
• http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Majority_Minority_Leaders.htm

The majority leader is a term used in congressional systems for the chamber leader of the party in control of a legislature. The leader of the largest opposition party is known as the minority leader. In parliamentary systems, by contrast, the most important party in a legislative body is often the governing party, whether or not they command the majority of that house.

Related Topics:
Congressional system - Minority leader - Parliamentary system

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