Canadian English Meaning of majority
Majority
Other Canadian English words related to Majority
Nearest Words of majority
- majority leader => Majority leader
- majority operation => Majority operation
- majority opinion => Majority opinion
- majority rule => Majority rule
- major-league club => Major-league club
- major-league team => major-league team
- majors => majors
- majorship => Major
- majoun => mixture
- majusculae => Capital letters
Definitions and Meaning of majority in English
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.
FAQs About the word majority
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,generality,a lot,mass,most,preponderance,abundance,heap,lion's share
few,minority,Couple,handful,least,minimum,smattering,sprinkling
majorities => Majorities, major-general => major-general, majorette => Majorette, major-domo => Major-domo, majorcan => Mallorcan,
