OVERALL MAJORITY


Meaning of OVERALL MAJORITY in English

ˌoverall maˈjority BrE AmE noun [countable] British English

1 . more votes than all the other political parties together:

The Conservatives had a huge overall majority in the House of Commons.

2 . the difference between the number of votes gained by the winning party and the total votes gained by all the other parties:

an overall majority of 28

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.