majority

Plural: majorities

Noun

• The greater number or part; more than half.
• the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
  • "the majority of his customers prefer it"
• (elections) more than half of the votes
• the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs
• More than half (50%) of some group.
• In a parliament or legislature, the difference in seats between the ruling party and the opposition; (UK) in an election, the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the second-place candidate, or between the winning candidate and all of the other candidates combined.
• Legal adulthood, age of majority.
• The office held by a member of the armed forces in the rank of major.
• Ancestors; ancestry.

Examples

• By the time I reached my majority, I had already been around the world twice.
• On receiving the news of his promotion, Charles Snodgrass said he was delighted to be entering his majority.
• The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best.
• The majority of my wins come from strategic placement of common letters.
• The ruling party had a narrow three-seat majority in the legislature.
• The winner with 53% had a 6% majority over the loser with 47%.
• Those opposing the building plans were in the majority, so the building project was canceled.

Synonyms

absolute majority, bulk, legal age

Antonyms

minority

Related Words

major, most, quantifier