What does majority mean?

Definitions for majority
məˈdʒɔr ɪ ti, -ˈdʒɒr-ma·jor·i·ty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. majority, bulknoun

    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. majority, absolute majoritynoun

    (elections) more than half of the votes

  3. majority, legal agenoun

    the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs

Wiktionary

  1. majoritynoun

    More than half (50%) of some group

  2. majoritynoun

    The difference between the winning vote and the rest of the votes

    The winner with 53% had a 6% majority over the loser with 47%.

  3. majoritynoun

    Legal adulthood

    By the time I reached my majority, I had already been around the world twice.

  4. majoritynoun

    The office held by a member of the armed forces in the rank of major

    On receiving the news of his promotion, Charles Snodgrass said he was delighted to be entering his majority.

  5. Etymology: From majorité.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Majoritynoun

    Etymology: from major.

    It is not plurality of parts without majority of parts that maketh the total greater. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol.

    It was highly probable the majority would be so wise as to espouse that cause which was most agreeable to the publick weal, and by that means hinder a sedition. Addison.

    As in senates so in schools,
    Majority of voices rules. Matthew Prior.

    Decent executions keep the world in awe; for that reason the majority of mankind ought to be hanged every year. John Arbuthnot, Hist. of J. Bull.

    Of evil parents an evil generation, a posterity not unlike their majority; of mischievous progenitors, a venemous and destructive progeny. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iii.

    During the infancy of Henry the IIId, the barons were troubled in expelling the French: but this prince was no sooner come to his majority, but the barons raised a cruel war against him. John Davies, on Ireland.

    Douglas, whose high deeds,
    Whose hot incursions, and great name in arms,
    Holds from all soldiers chief majority,
    And military title capital. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

ChatGPT

  1. majority

    Majority refers to a number or quantity that exceeds half of a total, or the greater part of something. In decision-making contexts, it refers to a group or party holding more than half of the votes. It can also refer to the larger portion of a group, regardless of the exact percentage.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Majoritynoun

    the quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority

  2. Majoritynoun

    the military rank of a major

  3. Majoritynoun

    the condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs

  4. Majoritynoun

    the greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast

  5. Majoritynoun

    ancestors; ancestry

  6. Majoritynoun

    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

  7. Etymology: [F. majorit. See Major.]

Wikidata

  1. Majority

    A majority is a subset of a set consisting of more than half of the set's elements. This can be compared to a plurality, which is a subset larger than any other subset considered; i.e. a plurality is not necessarily a majority as the largest subset considered may consist of less than half the set's elements. In British English, majority and plurality are often used as synonyms, and the term majority is also alternatively used to refer to the winning margin, i.e. the number of votes separating the first-place finisher from the second-place finisher. A majority may be called a simple majority to contrast with other types of majority: an overall majority, in parliamentary systems, is the difference of legislators between the government and its opposition; an absolute majority is a majority of all electors, not just those who voted; and a supermajority is a stronger majority than a simple majority.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. majority

    High rank; specifically, the military rank of a major.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'majority' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1007

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'majority' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1359

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'majority' in Nouns Frequency: #440

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of majority in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of majority in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of majority in a Sentence

  1. Ted Cruz:

    I understand this is something very foreign to Donald Trump because Donald Trump has not been able to build a majority anywhere.

  2. Kevin McCarthy:

    It is clear that we are going to take the House back, we will be in the majority and [House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi will be in the minority.

  3. John Kenneth Galbraith:

    There is something wonderful in seeing a wrong-headed majority assailed by truth.

  4. Ramana Pemmaraju:

    When psychologically unfit form the majority in any sect, and yet proclaim to be the only fittest, will not only be a threat to the existence of the sane minority, but are surely catastrophic for the human race as a whole!

  5. Raul Grijalva:

    The next Deputy Interior Secretary should respect the American people's desire for strong environmental standards and an end to corporate favoritism, the Democratic majority on the Natural Resources Committee will be ready to assist in that effort starting in January.

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