■ noun ( plural pluralities )
1》 the fact or state of being plural.
2》 a large number of people or things.
3》 US the number of votes cast for a candidate who receives more than any other but does not receive an absolute majority.
↘the number by which this exceeds the number of votes cast for the candidate placed second.
4》 chiefly historical another term for pluralism (in sense 3).