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Minority leader

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In U.S. politics, the minority leader is the floor leader of the second largest caucus in a legislative body. [1]

26 relations: Bicameralism, Caucus, Democratic Party (United States), Executive (government), Floor leader, Leader of the Opposition, Legislature, Lieutenant governor, Lower house, Majority leader, Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Minority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines, Parliamentary system, Party discipline, Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, Party leaders of the United States Senate, Political party, Politics of the United States, Republican Party (United States), Speaker (politics), U.S. state, United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, Upper house, Vice president, Whip (politics).

Bicameralism

A bicameral legislature divides the legislators into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses.

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Caucus

A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party (nicknamed the GOP for Grand Old Party).

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Executive (government)

The executive is the organ exercising authority in and holding responsibility for the governance of a state.

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Floor leader

Floor Leaders, also known as a caucus leader, are leaders of their political parties in a body of a legislature.

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Leader of the Opposition

The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party not in government in a Westminster System of parliamentary government.

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Legislature

A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city.

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Lieutenant governor

A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction.

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Lower house

A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.

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Majority leader

In U.S. politics, the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.

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Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines

The Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines (also called as the House of Representatives Minority Floor Leader) is the leader elected by the minority bloc of the House of Representatives of the Philippines that serves as their official leader in the body.

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Minority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines

The Minority Floor Leader of the Senate, also called as the Senate Minority Floor Leader, is the leader elected by the minority political grouping of the Senate of the Philippines to serve as their official leader in the body and fulfill the responsibilities of a Floor Leader.

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Parliamentary system

A parliamentary system is a system of democratic governance of a state where the executive branch derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the confidence of the legislative branch, typically a parliament, and is also held accountable to that parliament.

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Party discipline

Party discipline is the ability of a parliamentary group of a political party to get its members to support the policies of their party leadership.

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Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives

Party leaders and whips of the United States House of Representatives, also known as floor leaders, are elected by their respective parties in a closed-door caucus by secret ballot.

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Party leaders of the United States Senate

The Senate Majority and Minority Leaders are two United States Senators and members of the party leadership of the United States Senate.

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Political party

A political party is an organised group of people, often with common views, who come together to contest elections and hold power in government.

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Politics of the United States

The United States is a federal republic in which the President, Congress and federal courts share powers reserved to the national government, according to its Constitution.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP (abbreviation for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

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Speaker (politics)

The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair.

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U.S. state

A state is a constituent political entity of the United States.

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United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber.

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United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprise the legislature of the United States.

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Upper house

An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature (or one of three chambers of a tricameral legislature), the other chamber being the lower house.

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Vice president

A vice president (in British English: vice-president for governments and director for businesses) is an officer in government or business who is below a president (managing director) in rank.

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Whip (politics)

A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature.

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Redirects here:

Leader of the Opposition (United States), Minority Leader, Minority leader of the Masssachusetts Senate.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_leader

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