Majority - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |məˈdʒɔːrətɪ|  American pronunciation of the word majority
Brit.  |məˈdʒɒrɪtɪ|  British pronunciation of the word majority

noun

- the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part (syn: bulk)
the majority of his customers prefer it
- (elections) more than half of the votes
- the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs

Extra examples

A clear majority of the voters support the policy.

The Republicans are currently the majority in the Senate.

The Democrats have a slim majority in the House.

The majority of students find it quite hard to live on the amount of money they get.

In the vast majority of cases the disease is fatal.

In this city, Muslims are in the majority.

He won by a majority of 500.

The Labour Party won a huge majority at the last general election.

The party won an absolute majority in Portugal in 1987.

The government gained only a narrow majority, with 151 votes against 144.

The Labour majority was reduced to just 15 seats at the last election.

He became a partner in the family firm on reaching his majority.

The policy is supported by the vast majority of citizens.

A majority of respondents said they disagreed with the mayor's plan.

We had no choice but to accept the majority decision.

Word forms

noun
singular: majority
plural: majorities
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