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Synonyms for majority
məˈdʒɔr ɪ ti, -ˈdʒɒr-ma·jor·i·ty
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Wiktionary
majoritynoun
More than half (50%) of some group
Antonyms:
minority
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
majority
Synonyms:
superiority, eldership, priority, bulk, preponderance, seniorityAntonyms:
inferiority, juniority, minority
Princeton's WordNet
majority, bulknoun
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"
Synonyms:
bulk, legal age, mass, absolute majority, volumemajority, absolute majoritynoun
(elections) more than half of the votes
Synonyms:
bulk, legal age, absolute majoritymajority, legal agenoun
the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs
Synonyms:
bulk, legal age, absolute majority
Editors Contribution
non ethnic
majority group not a sub-group
the whites was a majority minor ethnic or non-ethnic rule in south africa with many ethnic blacks sub-groups; now vice versa.
Dictionary of English Synonymes
majoritynoun
Synonyms:
greater number, more than halfmajoritynoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
majority
Synonyms:
See Rainbow majority
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #127 | most | |
| #1082 | volume | |
| #2009 | mass | |
| #2424 | priority | |
| #2791 | majority | |
| #3977 | bulk | |
| #22236 | superiority | |
| #26094 | seniority | |
| #38913 | preponderance | |
| #208613 | eldership |
How to use majority in a sentence?
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras:
There is 15-20 percent of undecided voters right now. In simple maths, this means that the party that will come first, if it doesn't secure an outright majority at the parliament, will be very close to it, so a government will be formed.
I would say a majority (of Democrats) wants to do something, some kind of Medicare expansion, i've had a number of major corporate CEOs say to me we need to go to Medicare for All.
As the harvesting season begins for the vast majority of farms and crops from May onwards we still have thousands of roles available for people who are in need of a job.
The reasons include taking into account the older age of the majority of precinct volunteers and workers, and the need to reduce public contact, and also to allow maximum participation by all voters, regardless of their age and their health conditions.
It is striking how much of the majority's reasoning would apply with equal force to the claim of a fundamental right to plural marriage.
Translations for majority
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- غالبيةArabic
- majoria d'edat, majoriaCatalan, Valencian
- většinaCzech
- Erwachsenenalter, MehrheitGerman
- ενηλικιότητα, πλειοψηφία, πλειονότηταGreek
- plejparto, plimultoEsperanto
- mayoría, mayoría de edadSpanish
- اکثریتPersian
- enemmistö, täysi-ikäisyysFinnish
- majoritéFrench
- बहुमतHindi
- többség, nagykorúságHungarian
- maggioranza, maggiore etàItalian
- רוֹבHebrew
- 多数Japanese
- 다수Korean
- nuingaMāori
- полнолетство, полнолетност, мнозинствоMacedonian
- flertall, majoritetNorwegian
- meerderheid, merendeelDutch
- majoritet, fleirtalNorwegian Nynorsk
- myndighetsalder, majoritet, seiersmarginNorwegian
- agháago áníidlą́ą́ʼNavajo, Navaho
- większośćPolish
- maioriaPortuguese
- majorat, majoritateRomanian
- большинствоRussian
- већина, većinaSerbo-Croatian
- večinaSlovene
- majoritetSwedish
- మెజారిటీTelugu
- çoğunlukTurkish
- більшістьUkrainian
- اکثریتUrdu
- 多数Chinese
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