majority
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2.1
- noun
- /məˈdʒɔrɪti/
- Which means that the majority is going to rule.
- a majority vote
- majority rule
- win a majority
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Watch on YouTubeThey have a super majority in every chamber.
- They have a super majority in every chamber.
- And the seven two majority will say yes.
- And each district has one vote, and the majority wins and carries the day.
- Which means that the majority is going to rule.
- The other mechanics are to get a majority, right.
- Error correction just means he will take the majority vote.
- So Californians have given Democrats in California a super majority.
- But I think that, well, they were voted in, yes, but not by the majority of people.
- Instead, the result is received with relief as the NSDAP has not captured A majority.
Examples
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No candidate yet has ever received a majority without being nominated.
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They just voted by secret ballot and a simple majority decided the issue.
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There has to be majority vote.
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We have the majority we need for you to become your own man.
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Notice also that the national majority is not just a majority in a given territory.
Academic text (1999) -
And each district has one vote, and the majority wins and carries the day.
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No candidate having achieved the necessary majority, we shall resume voting tomorrow morning.
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An overwhelming majority says that governments are run by a few large, selfish interests.
Academic text (2017) -
A majority of senators have voted in the affirmative.
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A majority of voters supported the new policy in the recent election.
Synonyms
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3.9
More than half of all the votes in an election or decision
Antonyms
Compounds
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5.0
A person who leads the political party with the most members in a law-making body like a senate or house
- Formal
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6.3
More than half of the judges agree on a written explanation of the court's decision
- Literature
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5.6
A large group of people who do not speak in public yet hold views not heard from loud groups
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The largest number of votes for a person running for office that is less than half
- Specialized
A rule that gives 1 when more than half the inputs are 1 and 0 otherwise
How Majoritarian
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Majority comes from the Latin word major, meaning 'greater' or 'bigger'. So in voting a majority is the 'greater' group — usually 'more than half' the votes.