majority

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/məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪti/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    More than half of a group or amount.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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 oth...

Examples

  • A democrat is a free citizen who yields to the will of the majority.

  • The bill was passed by an overwhelming majority.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Citations
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Legal adulthood, age of majority.

  2. More than half (50%) of some group.

  3. 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.

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In context

  • The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio.

  • The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best.

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

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle French maiorité, from Medieval Latin maiōritātem, accusative of Latin maiōritās, from Latin maior (“greater”). Morphologically major + -ity.