Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The floor leaders are distinguished positions in modern senates. In the U.S. Senate and the Philippine Senate, these are the Majority Leader and Minority Leader. They are elected by their respective party conferences to serve as the chief Senate spokesmen for their parties and to manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the Senate. By custom, the Presiding Officer gives the floor leaders priority in obtaining recognition to speak on the floor of the Senate. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.