Majority

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.2 Translations 1.3 Antonyms 1.4 Related Terms

English

Noun

majority (plural majorities)

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

   The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best.

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. (dated) Legal adulthood

   By the time I reached my majority, I had already been around the world twice.

Translations

• Finnish: enemmistö
• French: majorité
• Swedish: majoritet (1)

Antonyms

• minority (1)

Related Terms

• by a majority
• major
• majority rule
• simple majority
• double majority

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