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- Dictionarymajority/məˈdʒɒrɪti/
noun
- 1. the greater number: "in the majority of cases all will go smoothly" Similar Opposite
- 2. the age at which a person is legally a full adult, usually either 18 or 21: "kids get control of the money when they reach the age of majority" Similar
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MAJORITY definition: 1. the larger number or part of something: 2. in an election, the difference in the number of…. Learn more.
: a number or percentage equaling more than half of a total. a majority of voters. a two-thirds majority. b. : the excess of a majority over the remainder of the total : margin. won by a majority of 10 votes. c. : the greater quantity or share. the majority of the time. 2. a. : the age at which full civil rights are accorded.
more than half of a total number or amount; the larger part of something: A majority of the people voted against the bill to raise school taxes. politics & government. A majority is also the difference in the number of votes in an election between the winning person or group and the one that has the second highest number:
Definition of majority noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority) the majority of the population. 2. a number of voters or votes, jurors, or others in agreement, constituting more than half of the total number. 3.
Majority means “most of,” or the biggest part. Does the majority of what owls eat — mice, rats, squirrels, moles — sound appetizing to you? If not, you’re probably in the majority of people.
MAJORITY definition: 1. more than half of a group of people or things: 2. to be larger than other similar groups: 3…. Learn more.
MAJORITY meaning: 1 : a number that is greater than half of a total; 2 : a number of votes that is more than half of the total number.
A majority is the difference between the number of votes or seats in a legislature or parliament that the winner gets in an election, and the number of votes or seats that the next person or party gets.
Majority definition: the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority). See examples of MAJORITY used in a sentence.
