PLURALITY


Meaning of PLURALITY in English

[noun] [U]There was a marked plurality of (= large number of different) opinions/views/ideas among the people attending the meeting.See also plurality at plural (GRAMMAR).(specialized) In politics, if a person or party has or wins a plurality in an election, they receive more votes than any other person or party, but not more than the total number of votes which the other people or parties have received.(specialized) A plurality is also the part of a group of voters which is the largest part, but which is not bigger than the total number of other voters.A plurality of the population has voted for change.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.