majoritarianism
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9.1
- noun
- /ˌmeɪdʒərɪˈtɛəriənɪzəm/
- Formal
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mayoritario
- The liberal and cosmopolitan side of Nehru's political personality was disturbed by the charge of the chauvinists, and his leadership played an important role in staving off a destabilizing descent into unchecked majoritarianism.
Examples
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Of greatest significance for present purposes are the provisions that reaffirmed limitations on government and those that were struck down for what may be termed an excess of majoritarianism.
Academic text (2004) -
Majoritarianism will not solve the problem because it amounts to tyranny over the minority that has not consented.
Academic text (2018) -
The majoritarianism expressed in this speech is striking:
Academic text (2016) -
Thus, the Senate cannot serve as a model for U.S. constitutional democratic majoritarianism.
Academic text (1997) -
Their votes were and continue to be crucial to Hindu majoritarianism.
Academic text (1996) -
The most likely such form, but not the only possible one, would be some variant of majoritarianism, which privileged the identity and rights of a "majority" group in the population.
Academic text (2004) -
Second, the interim principles of the constitution, rather than the formalities of power sharing, could serve to assuage minority concerns over the limits of majoritarianism.
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During its first decade, India resisted the temptations of majoritarianism and over-centralized governance—but only just.
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The principle of majoritarianism often leads to the majority making decisions that disregard the rights of minority groups.
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In a true democracy, majoritarianism can sometimes threaten the protection of individual freedoms.
Synonyms
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2.7
The idea that most members decide what the whole group does
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3.6
Decisions made by most people in a group
How Majoritarian
Surface Forms
Morphology
majoritarianism = majoritarian (semi-transparent) = major + ity + arian + ism
Adding -ism to majoritarian is a regular and highly predictable derivation, yielding an abstract political doctrine.
Etymology
Majoritarianism comes from majority, which means 'more people' or the 'larger group', and the ending -ism, which means a 'system' or belief. So, majoritarianism is the idea or system where the 'more people' rule and their will has authority, sometimes at the cost of the rights of smaller groups.