MAJORITY


Meaning of MAJORITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈjȯr-ə-tē, -ˈjär- ]

noun

( plural -ties )

Date: 1552

1. obsolete : the quality or state of being greater

2.

a. : the age at which full civil rights are accorded

b. : the status of one who has attained this age

3.

a. : a number or percentage equaling more than half of a total

a majority of voters

a two-thirds majority

b. : the excess of a majority over the remainder of the total : margin

won by a majority of 10 votes

c. : the greater quantity or share

the majority of the time

4. : the group or political party having the greater number of votes (as in a legislature)

5. : the military office, rank, or commission of a major

• majority adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.