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(pl. -ies) 1 (usu. foll. by of) the greater number or part.°Strictly used only with countable nouns, e.g. a majority ofpeople, and not with mass nouns, e.g. a majority of the work.2 Polit. a the number by which the votes cast for one party,candidate, etc. exceed those of the next in rank (won by amajority of 151). b a party etc. receiving the greater numberof votes.
Euphem. the dead (has joined the great majority). in themajority esp. Polit. belonging to or constituting a majorityparty etc. majority rule the principle that the greater numbershould exercise greater power. majority verdict a verdict givenby more than half of the jury, but not unanimous. [F majorit‚f. med.L majoritas -tatis (as MAJOR)]
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