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Majority

Majority Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Majority? [n] 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"; "the bulk of the work is finished" [n] (in an election) more than half of the votes [n] the age at which a person is considered competent to manage their own affairs Synonyms \| Synonyms for Majority: absolute majority \| bulk \| legal age Related Terms \| Find terms related to Majority: accomplishment \| adulthood \| adultness \| age of consent \| ascendancy \| best part \| better part \| body \| bulk \| deanship \| driving age \| essence \| excellence \| favor \| flower of age \| full age \| full bloom \| full growth \| fullgrownness \| generality \| gist \| gravamen \| greatness \| grown-upness \| incomparability \| inimitability \| lead \| legal age \| legalis homo \| main body \| major part \| manhood \| manlihood \| mass \| mature age \| maturity \| meat \| more than half \| most \| one-upmanship \| plurality \| precedence \| predominance \| predomination \| preeminence \| preponderance \| preponderancy \| prepotence \| prepotency \| prerogative \| prestige \| prime \| prime of life \| priority \| privilege \| right-of-way \| ripe age \| riper years \| seniority \| skill \| substance \| success \| superiority \| the greatest number \| thrust \| toga virilis \| transcendence \| transcendency \| virility \| virtuosity \| womanhood \| womanlihood \| years of discretion See Also \| adulthood \| age \| eld \| figure \| legal status \| maturity \| number \| relative quantity Majority In Webster's Dictionary \Major"ity\, n.; pl. {Majorities}. [F. majorit['e]. See {Major}.] 1. The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority. Specifically: (a) The military rank of a major. (b) The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs. 2. The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast. 3. [Cf. L. majores.] Ancestors; ancestry. [Obs.] 4. The amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially, the number by which the votes for a successful candidate exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected by a majority of five hundred votes. See {Plurality}. {To go over to, or To join}, {the majority}, to die.

Majority Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Majority?

[n] 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"; "the bulk of the work is finished"
[n] (in an election) more than half of the votes
[n] the age at which a person is considered competent to manage their own affairs

Synonyms | Synonyms for Majority: absolute majority | bulk | legal age

Majority In Webster's Dictionary

\Ma*jor"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Majorities}. [F. majorit['e].
See {Major}.]
1. The quality or condition of being major or greater;
   superiority. Specifically:
   (a) The military rank of a major.
   (b) The condition of being of full age, or authorized by
       law to manage one's own affairs.

2. The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of
   mankind; a majority of the votes cast.

3. [Cf. L. majores.] Ancestors; ancestry. [Obs.]

4. The amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all
   other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially,
   the number by which the votes for a successful candidate
   exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected
   by a majority of five hundred votes. See {Plurality}.

{To go over to, or To join}, {the majority}, to die.

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