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majority

/məˈdʒɒr.ɪ.ti/

/məˈdʒɔːr.ɪ.ti/

Translations

majoritynoun

majorities

/məˈdʒɒr.ɪ.ti/

/məˈdʒɔːr.ɪ.ti/

The majority of the students passed the exam.

Большинство студентов сдали экзамен.

Synonyms

greater part

larger number

Antonyms

majorityadjective

/məˈdʒɒr.ɪ.ti/

/məˈdʒɔːr.ə.ti/

Used attributively before a noun to denote something relating to or held by the greater number.

Synonyms

majoritynoun

The greater number or part; more than half of the total.

The majority of the committee voted in favor of the new policy.

The age at which a person is legally recognized as an adult, typically 18 or 21 years old.

She will reach the age of majority next month and will be able to vote.

The group or party that has the greater number of votes or seats in a legislative body.

The majority in the parliament passed the new law with ease.

The commission or rank held by a major in the armed forces.

After twenty years of service, he finally received his majority.

majorityadjective

Held or supported by more than half of the people involved.

The committee issued a majority report recommending approval.