[DOC] [TLE] Seniority (of a US Representative or Senator): A Glossary of Political ... [PAR] The majority party committee member with the most seniority will almost 
invariably be selected as chairman of the committee and thus be awarded the 
power to hire ... House or the whole Senate, the Chairman and the ranking 
minority member... [DOC] [TLE] U.S. Senate: Senate Committees [PAR] For Senate party leaders, the committee appointment process offers a means of 
... party member with the greatest seniority on a particular committee serves as... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about POLITICAL SCIENCE - StudyStack [PAR] ADJECTIVE FOR THE MEMBER OF A GIVEN PARTY WITH SENIORITY ON A 
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE, RANKING. A PETITION TO PLACE A... [DOC] [TLE] Seniority in the United States Senate - Wikipedia [PAR] Seniority in the United States Senate is valuable as it confers a number of 
benefits and is based on length of continuous service, with ties broken by a 
series of factors. Customarily, the terms "senior senator" and "junior senator" are 
used to distinguish the two senators representing a particular state. ... The 
ranking member of a committee (called the vice-chairman in some select... [DOC] [TLE] Congressional Glossary | The Center On Congress at Indiana ... [PAR] A motion offered to change the text of a bill or of another amendment. Members 
can offer amendments either in committee sessions or on the House or ... 
Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb or 
wonderful. ..... The majority party Member on a committee who is next in seniority 
to the chairman. [DOC] [TLE] AP Government Review - Shaker.org [PAR] Public policythe final action(s) taken by government in promotional, regulatory, 
..... Select committeesspecially created congressional committees that conduct 
... Whips are responsible for keeping party members in line and having an 
accurate count of ..... A legislator of low seniority; a steadfast supporter of party 
leaders. [DOC] [TLE] THE EVOLVING CONGRESS [PAR] THE EVOLVING CONGRESS ______ COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ...... (
Seniority meant during this era that a Member of the majority party who served 
...... most highly in a colleague, certain adjectives occurred more frequently than 
others. [DOC] [TLE] According to Lou Dobbs, Arlen Specter is the ranking member of the ... [PAR] Example: "His salary was determined by his rank and seniority" ... adjective: 
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible ... the lead member of a 
Congressional committee from the minority party, usually chosen on the basis of 
... The most senior member of a committee from a particular party. [DOC] [TLE] How Is Leadership Exercised in the US House? Party Leaders' and ... [PAR] Jun 17, 2015 ... Party Leaders' and Committee Chairs' Actions .... Actions are defined as moves 
by members of Congress, or more simply, when ... their assignments were 
essentially guaranteed through the norm of seniority (Polsby et al. .... Journalists 
may report on certain leaders as a matter of policy or procedure in... [DOC] [TLE] How Party Polarization Affects Governance - Annual Review of ... [PAR] Adjectives such as polarized and dysfunctional are frequently deployed to ..... 
Finally, it is likely that most members of Congress will support their own party and 
.... was given the power to appoint majority party members to the Rules 
Committee, ... The seniority norm further deteriorated after the Republicans won 
majority... [DOC] [TLE] Excerpt - The University of Arizona Press [PAR] It would be a dozen years before I learned the full story of this particular dam and 
the ... Thanks to the seniority system, the Democratic congressman became chair 
of ... relationship with the ranking minority member of the Interior Committee, Rep. 
... the state Democratic Party for twenty years prior to his election to Congress,... [DOC] [TLE] Congressional Reform and The People's House [PAR] Sep 30, 2010 ... This AEI address on congressional reform given by House .... to conform to a 
system that emphasizes seniority and party loyalty. ... For decades, the word 
comprehensive has been used as a positive adjective in Washington. .... Much of 
this is up to committee chairmen and ranking members themselves. [DOC] [TLE] A History of Curiosities, Clout for Wisconsin Delegation -

Question: Adjective for the member of a given party with seniority on a Congressional committee
Answer: Ranking