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单词 majority
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majority

noun

ma·​jor·​i·​ty mə-ˈjȯr-ə-tē How to pronounce majority (audio)
-ˈjär-
plural majorities
1
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
2
a
: the age at which full civil rights are accorded
The age of majority in the U.S. is 18.
b
: the status of one who has attained this age
graduated … before he had attained his majority W. L. Burrage
3
: the group or political party having the greater number of votes (as in a legislature)
4
: the military office, rank, or commission of a major
majorities and colonelcies were thick as June blackberries Dixon Wecter
5
obsolete : the quality or state of being greater
majority adjective

Synonyms

  • bulk
  • generality
  • lion's share
  • mass
  • preponderance
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Example Sentences

A clear majority of the voters support the policy. The Republicans are currently the majority in the Senate.
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Word History

First Known Use

1552, in the meaning defined at sense 5

Kids Definition

majority

noun

ma·​jor·​i·​ty mə-ˈjȯr-ə-tē How to pronounce majority (audio)
plural majorities
1
: a number greater than half of a total
2
: a group or party that makes up the greater part of a whole body of people
The majority chose a leader.
3
: the amount by which a number is more than half the total
She won the election by a majority of 200 votes.
4
: the age at which a person has the full rights of an adult

Legal Definition

majority

noun

ma·​jor·​i·​ty mə-ˈjȯr-ə-tē How to pronounce majority (audio)
plural majorities
1
a
: legal age
b
: the status of one who has reached legal age
2
a
: a number or quantity greater than half of a total compare plurality
b
: the excess of a majority over the remainder of the total
3
a
: the group or political party whose votes predominate
b
: the judges voting in a particular case who together determine the prevailing decision see also majority opinion at opinion compare dissent sense 3

majority 1 of 2

noun

1
as in bulk
the largest part or quantity of something a vast majority of the town's residents support the proposed tax reduction

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • bulk
  • plurality
  • preponderance
  • most
  • mass
  • generality
  • lot
  • lion's share
  • maximum
  • plenty
  • much
  • wealth
  • loads
  • abundance
  • heap
  • reams
  • scads
  • profusion
  • oodles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • minority
  • few
  • handful
  • least
  • couple
  • minimum
  • smattering
  • sprinkling
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2
as in adulthood
the state of being fully grown or developed she will inherit a fortune upon her majority

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • adulthood
  • maturity
  • adultness
  • prime
  • manhood
  • womanhood
  • heyday
  • middle age
  • autumn
  • flush
  • midlife
  • bloom

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • minority
  • immaturity
  • infancy
  • youth
  • childhood
  • nonage
  • adolescence
  • babyhood
  • toddlerhood
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majority

2 of 2

adjective

as in general
held by or applicable to a majority of the people the majority opinion among the tour group members was that they should cancel the rest of the trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • general
  • prevailing
  • overall
  • public
  • unanimous
  • popular
  • predominant
  • ruling
  • common
  • received
  • present
  • dominant
  • current
  • usual
  • household
  • preponderant
  • vulgar
  • typical
  • universal
  • prevalent
  • widespread
  • contemporary
  • pop
  • characteristic
  • everyday
  • familiar
  • communal
  • shared
  • pervasive
  • well-known
  • rife
  • pandemic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • individual
  • uncommon
  • rare
  • unknown
  • unpopular
  • unusual
  • special
  • strange
  • separate
  • private
  • personal
  • unique
  • distinctive
  • peculiar
  • especial
  • idiosyncratic
  • singular
  • nonpublic
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