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1. (n.) majority
the greater part or number; a number larger than half the total.
2. majority
the amount by which the greater number surpasses the remainder
3. majority
the party or faction with the majority vote.
4. majority
the state or time of being of full legal age:
to attain one's majority.
5. majority
the military rank or office of a major.
Etymology: (1545–55; < ML majōritās. See major , -ity)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) majority, bulk
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
"the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"
2. (noun) majority, absolute majority
(elections) more than half of the votes
3. (noun) majority, legal age
the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs
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1. majority
vast majority
almost all
The vast majority of schools are safe environments to learn in.; In politics, men are in the majority.; a drug that improves the patient's condition in a majority of cases
2. majority
in a/the majority
the number of votes an election is won by
They won by a narrow majority.
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| Definition of 'Majority' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Majority
the quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority
2. (noun) Majority
the military rank of a major
3. (noun) Majority
the condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs
4. (noun) Majority
the greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast
5. (noun) Majority
ancestors; ancestry
6. (noun) Majority
the amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially, the number by which the votes for a successful candidate exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected by a majority of five hundred votes. See Plurality
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Sense: the greater number
the majority of people.
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 Afrikaans: meerderheid, meeste |
 Arabic: الأكثَرِيَّه |
 Bulgarian: мнозинство |
 Brazilian: maioria |
 Czech: většina |
 German: die Mehrheit |
 Danish: flertal; majoritet |
 Greek: πλειοψηφία |
 Spanish: mayoría |
 Estonian: enamik |
 Farsi: اکثریت |
 Finnish: suurin osa |
 French: majorité |
 Hebrew: רוֹב |
 Hindi: अधिकतर |
 Croatian: većina |
 Hungarian: többség |
 Indonesian: mayoritas |
 Icelandic: meirihluti |
 Italian: maggioranza |
 Japanese: 大多数 |
 Korean: 대다수, 대부분 |
 Lithuanian: dauguma, didesnioji dalis |
 Latvian: vairākums |
 Malay: majoriti |
 Dutch: meerderheid |
 Norwegian: flertall, de fleste |
 Polish: większość |
 Persian: اکثریت |
 Pashto: اكثريت |
 Portuguese: maioria |
 Romanian: majoritate |
 Russian: большая часть |
 Slovak: väčšina |
 Slovenian: večina |
 Serbian: većina |
 Swedish: majoritet |
 Thai: ส่วนใหญ่ |
 Turkish: çoğunluk |
 Taiwanese: 大多數 |
 Ukrainian: більшість |
 Urdu: اکثریت |
 Vietnamese: đa số |
 Chinese: 大多数 |
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