PLURALITY


Meaning of PLURALITY in English

■ 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).

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.