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