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Section 1

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the vote to end debate of a bill in the Senate

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President Pro Tempore

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the official who presides over the Senate in the absence of the vice president

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Senate Majority Leader

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the person elected by the majority party who serves as the spokesperson and main strategist for the majority party in the Senate

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filibuster

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the tactic used when opponents of a measure seek to prevent it coming up for a vote in the senate by refusing to stop talking in hopes of stalling action long enough that the rest of the senate will be forced to move on to the other buisiness

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seniority

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the tradition in the senate in which the chair of a committee is given to the most senior majority senator on the committee

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President of the Sentate

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a position held by vice president pf the United States, who presides over debate in the Senate chamber

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