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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024plu•ral•i•ty /plʊˈrælɪti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - Government[countable] (in an election involving three or more candidates) the number of votes received by the leading candidate.
- [countable] more than half of the whole;
the majority. - [uncountable] the state or fact of being plural.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024plu•ral•i•ty (plŏŏ ral′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - Governmentthe excess of votes received by the leading candidate, in an election in which there are three or more candidates, over those received by the next candidate (distinguished from majority).
- more than half of the whole;
the majority. - a number greater than one.
- fact of being numerous.
- a large number;
multitude. - state or fact of being plural.
- Religion[Eccles.]
- the holding by one person of two or more benefices at the same time;
pluralism. - any of the benefices so held.
- Late Latin plūrālitās. See plural, -ity
- Old French
- Middle English pluralite 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See majority.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: plurality /plʊəˈrælɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- the state of being plural or numerous
- a number greater than one
- US Canadian
British equivalent: relative majority - a large number
- the greater number; majority
- another word for pluralism
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