MAJORITY

noun (plural -ties) Date: 1552 the quality or state of being greater, 2. the age at which full civil rights are accorded, the status of one who has attained this age, 3. a number or percentage equaling more than half of a total , the excess of a ~ over the remainder of the total ; margin , the greater quantity or share , the group or political party having the greater number of votes (as in a legislature), the military office, rank, or commission of a major, ~ adjective