majority (Meaning)
majority (n)
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
(elections) more than half of the votes
the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs
majority (n.)
The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority.
The military rank of a major.
The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs.
The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast.
Ancestors; ancestry.
The amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially, the number by which the votes for a successful candidate exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected by a majority of five hundred votes. See Plurality.
Synonyms & Antonyms of majority
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majority Sentence Examples
- The majority of students prefer online classes due to their convenience.
- A majority of the voters cast their ballots in favor of the incumbent candidate.
- The school board passed the new policy with a majority vote.
- The majority owner of the company proposed a merger that was ultimately rejected.
- The majority opinion of the Supreme Court overturned the lower court's ruling.
- The majority shareholders approved the dividend increase by a wide margin.
- The majority leader in Congress introduced a new healthcare bill that faced strong opposition.
- A majority of the population supports stricter gun control laws.
- The doctor concluded that the majority of the patient's symptoms were psychosomatic.
- The majority of the team members voted to postpone the deadline.
FAQs About the word majority
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part, (elections) more than half of the votes, the age at which pe
bulk, plurality, most, lot, generality,mass, preponderance, abundance, reams, wealth
few, few, minority,minority, least, couple, minimum, couple, minimum, handful
The majority of students prefer online classes due to their convenience.
A majority of the voters cast their ballots in favor of the incumbent candidate.
The school board passed the new policy with a majority vote.
The majority owner of the company proposed a merger that was ultimately rejected.
