Majority
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Majority
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1 n.
The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority.
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2 n.
The military rank of a major.
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3 n.
The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs.
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4 n.
The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast.
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5 n.
Ancestors; ancestry.
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6 n.
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.
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7 n.
The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority.
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8 n.
The military rank of a major.
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9 n.
The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs.
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10 n.
The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast.
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11 n.
Ancestors; ancestry.
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12 n.
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.