n.
number greater than half
( AE );
greater number
( BE )
1) to get, receive a ~
2) to have, hold a ~ (the Democrats have a slim ~ in the House)
3) a bare, narrow, slim, small; clear; large; overwhelming, vast ~
4) an absolute ~ ( BE ; AE has ~ )
5) a relative ~ ( BE ; AE has plurality )
6) a simple; two-thirds; working ~
7) the silent ~ (i.e., those who have moderate or conservative views but do not voice them)
8) by a ~ (to win by an overwhelming ~)
9) in a ~ (in the ~ of cases)
full legal age
10) to attain, reach one's ~
USAGE NOTE: Compare the verbs in the following constructions--the ~ of the (two hundred) votes were for peace; a ~ of two hundred votes was enough to win.