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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.
The meaning of MAJORITY is a number or percentage equaling more than half of a total. How to use majority in a sentence.
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.
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.
Majority is the state of legally being an adult. In Britain and most states in the United States, people reach their majority at the age of eighteen.
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 meaning: 1. more than half of a group of people or things: 2. to be larger than other similar groups: 3…. Learn more.
(in an election) the number of votes or seats by which the strongest party or candidate beats the combined opposition or the runner-up See relative majority absolute majority the largest party or group that votes together in a legislative or deliberative assembly
1. the greater number or part of something: the majority of the constituents. 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in an election) the number of votes or seats by which the strongest party or candidate beats the combined opposition or the runner-up. See relative majority, absolute majority.
