MAJORITY

Majority

A majority is a subset of a set consisting of more than half of the set's elements. This can be compared to a plurality, which is a subset larger than any other subset considered; i.e. a plurality is not necessarily a majority as the largest subset considered may consist of less than half the set's elements. In British English, majority and plurality are often used as synonyms, and the term majority is also alternatively used to refer to the winning margin, i.e. the number of votes separating the first-place finisher from the second-place finisher.

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majority

Noun

  1. More than half (50%) of some group
    The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best.
    Those opposing the building plans were in the majority, so the building project was canceled.
  2. The difference between the winning vote and the rest of the votes
    The winner with 53% had a 6% majority over the loser with 47%.
  3. Legal adulthood
    By the time I reached my majority, I had already been around the world twice.
  4. The office held by a member of the armed forces in the rank of major
    On receiving the news of his promotion, Charles Snodgrass said he was delighted to be entering his majority.
  5. Ancestors; ancestry.


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