majority
♦♦ ma|jor|ity /mədʒ'ɒrɪti, AM -dʒ'ɔːr-/ (majorities)
1 [N-SING-COLL] usu sing, usu N of n
The majority of people or things in a group is more than half of them.
The vast majority of our cheeses are made with pasteurised milk...
Still, a majority continue to support the treaty.
≠ minority
[PHRASE] v-link PHR
If a group is in a majority or in the majority, they form more than half of a larger group.
Surveys indicate that supporters of the treaty are still in the majority.
2 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
A majority is the difference between the number of votes or seats in parliament or legislature that the winner gets in an election, and the number of votes or seats that the next person or party gets.
Members of parliament approved the move by a majority of ninety-nine...
According to most opinion polls, he is set to win a clear majority...
3 [ADJ] ADJ n
Majority is used to describe opinions, decisions, and systems of government that are supported by more than half the people involved.
...her continuing disagreement with the majority view...
A majority vote of 75% is required from shareholders for the plan to go ahead.
4 [N-UNCOUNT] oft with poss
Majority is the state of legally being an adult. In Britain and most states in the United States, people reach their majority at the age of eighteen.
The age of majority in Romania is eighteen...
5
see also absolute majority, moral majorityab|so|lute ma|jor|ity (absolute majorities)
[N-COUNT] usu sing
If a political party wins an absolute majority, they obtain more seats or votes than the total number of seats or votes gained by their opponents in an election.mor|al ma|jor|ity
[N-SING-COLL; N-PROPER-COLL] the N
If there is a large group in society that holds strong, conservative opinions on matters of morality and religion, you can refer to these people as the moral majority. In the United States, there is an organized group called the Moral Majority.
...unless the writers begin to write decent comedy and stop pandering to the moral majority.over|all ma|jor|ity (overall majorities)
[N-COUNT] usu sing
If a political party wins an overall majority in an election or vote, they get more votes than the total number of votes or seats won by all their opponents.si|lent ma|jor|ity
[N-SING-COLL]
If you believe that, in society or in a particular group, the opinions of most people are very different from the opinions that are most often heard in public, you can refer to these people as the silent majority.
The silent majority of supportive parents and teachers should make their views known.
1 [N-SING-COLL] usu sing, usu N of n
The majority of people or things in a group is more than half of them.
The vast majority of our cheeses are made with pasteurised milk...
Still, a majority continue to support the treaty.
≠ minority
[PHRASE] v-link PHR
If a group is in a majority or in the majority, they form more than half of a larger group.
Surveys indicate that supporters of the treaty are still in the majority.
2 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
A majority is the difference between the number of votes or seats in parliament or legislature that the winner gets in an election, and the number of votes or seats that the next person or party gets.
Members of parliament approved the move by a majority of ninety-nine...
According to most opinion polls, he is set to win a clear majority...
3 [ADJ] ADJ n
Majority is used to describe opinions, decisions, and systems of government that are supported by more than half the people involved.
...her continuing disagreement with the majority view...
A majority vote of 75% is required from shareholders for the plan to go ahead.
4 [N-UNCOUNT] oft with poss
Majority is the state of legally being an adult. In Britain and most states in the United States, people reach their majority at the age of eighteen.
The age of majority in Romania is eighteen...
5
see also absolute majority, moral majorityab|so|lute ma|jor|ity (absolute majorities)
[N-COUNT] usu sing
If a political party wins an absolute majority, they obtain more seats or votes than the total number of seats or votes gained by their opponents in an election.mor|al ma|jor|ity
[N-SING-COLL; N-PROPER-COLL] the N
If there is a large group in society that holds strong, conservative opinions on matters of morality and religion, you can refer to these people as the moral majority. In the United States, there is an organized group called the Moral Majority.
...unless the writers begin to write decent comedy and stop pandering to the moral majority.over|all ma|jor|ity (overall majorities)
[N-COUNT] usu sing
If a political party wins an overall majority in an election or vote, they get more votes than the total number of votes or seats won by all their opponents.si|lent ma|jor|ity
[N-SING-COLL]
If you believe that, in society or in a particular group, the opinions of most people are very different from the opinions that are most often heard in public, you can refer to these people as the silent majority.
The silent majority of supportive parents and teachers should make their views known.