majority

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪti/]

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1. majority (noun) — sense 1

Definition: More than half (50%) of some group.

Example: The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best.

2. majority (noun) — sense 2

Definition: Any share or fraction that is bigger than any one of its counterpart shares or fractions (of the same whole).

3. majority (noun) — sense 3

Definition: In a parliament or legislature, the difference in seats between the ruling party and the opposition; (UK) in an election, the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the second-place candidate, or between the winning candidate and all of the other candidates combined.

Example: The ruling party had a narrow three-seat majority in the legislature.

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