majority party
Dominant legislative bloc
The majority party is the political party holding more than half the seats in a legislative body.
In the U.S.
Congress, the majority party controls committee chairmanships, sets the legislative agenda, and wields procedural advantages over the minority party.
Democrats became the majority party in the Senate after the runoff elections.
- crossing the aisleSiding with political opponents
- electoral thresholdMinimum vote share required
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
- roll call voteVoting by individual announcement
- filibusterDelaying tactic through speech
leadership · budget allocation · proportional representation · electoral mandate · coalition · legislative reform · power of the purse · parliamentary system · whip · floor leader · committee chair · voter turnout · legislative agenda · debate rules · primary election · midterm elections · lame duck session · bicameral legislature
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
- legislaturebill, senators, senator, state legislature, legislators
- partisan politicsDemocrats, Republicans, polarization, political polarization, conservatives
- party politicsmachine politics, Democrat, Republican, coalition government, coalition building
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- congressional hearingscommittee, confirmation hearings, subcommittee, legislative hearings, witnesses
majority partyminority party
Outnumbered legislative faction
opposition party · opposition · loyal opposition · shadow government · third party
majority, party, major, minority, majorities, parties, partied, partying, partisan