Majority

Quick meaning: Majority is a noun meaning More than half (50%) of some group.

Meaning

More than half (50%) of some group.

More Meanings

1. (UK) The office held by a member of the armed forces in the rank of major.
2. Ancestors; ancestry.
3. In a parliament or legislature, the difference in seats between the ruling party and the opposition; (UK) in an election, the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the second-place candidate, or between the winning candidate and all of the other candidates combined.
4. (dated) Legal adulthood, age of majority.

Example Sentences

The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best.

The winner with 53% had a 6% majority over the loser with 47%.

The ruling party had a narrow three-seat majority in the legislature.

Those opposing the building plans were in the majority, so the building project was canceled.

Word Forms

• majorities

Synonyms for majority

Depending on context, synonyms include bulk.

Antonyms for majority

Common opposites include minority, nonage.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bulk, consensus, majoritarian, vote, mainstream, share.

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