Majority Leader

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The Majority Leader is the legislative official who leads and coordinates the agenda and strategy of the majority party in a parliamentary or legislative chamber.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative leadership position
parliamentary office
political role
aimsTo advance the policy platform of the majority party
maintain majority party cohesion on legislative votes
differsFrom head of government
head of state
hasAlternativeLabel House Majority Leader
surface form: Government House Leader

Government Leader in the House
Leader of the Majority
hasConnotation position of significant influence within the majority party
hasRole assists in planning the legislative calendar
builds support within the majority caucus for key legislation
coordinates legislative strategy with the party leadership team
coordinates the legislative agenda of the majority party
coordinates with the presiding officer on floor proceedings
facilitates communication between party members and leadership
helps maintain party discipline on key votes
leads the majority party in a legislative chamber
manages floor strategy for the majority party
organizes the sequence of bills to be considered
participates in leadership meetings to set policy priorities
represents the majority party in negotiations with minority leadership
schedules debates and votes for the majority party
serves as chief spokesperson for the majority party on the floor
works with committee chairs to advance majority party priorities
hasScope floor management
legislative agenda management
party strategy coordination
involves coordination with executive branch on legislative priorities
negotiation and coalition-building within the majority party
isTypically a senior member of the majority party
elected by members of the majority party
mayBe second-in-command to the presiding officer in some chambers
operatesIn bicameral legislatures
parliamentary systems
presidential systems with legislatures
unicameral legislatures
relatedTo Minority Leader
Speaker of the House of Representatives
surface form: Speaker of the House

party whip
requires support of majority party members

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Georgia State Senate majorityLeaderTitle Majority Leader
House of Representatives of the Philippines leadershipPosition Majority Leader
this entity surface form: Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Arizona Senate hasOfficer Majority Leader
North Carolina Senate officerTitle Majority Leader
Kentucky Senate majorityLeaderTitle Majority Leader
Ohio House of Representatives hasOfficer Majority Leader
ORSenate hasMajorityLeaderPosition Majority Leader
Michigan Legislature subjectHasRole Majority Leader
this entity surface form: Senate majority leader
Michigan Legislature subjectHasRole Majority Leader
this entity surface form: House majority leader