Plurality

Quick meaning: Plurality is a noun meaning (uncountable) The state of being plural.

Meaning

(uncountable) The state of being plural.

More Meanings

1. (ecclesiastical) The holding of multiple benefices.
2. (countable) A state of being numerous.
3. (countable) A number or part of a whole which is greater than any other number or part, but not necessarily a majority.
4. (countable) A margin by which a number exceeds another number, especially of votes.
5. (countable) A group of many entities: a large number.
6. (countable) A group composed of more than one entity.
7. (countable) A number of votes for a single candidate or position which is greater than the number of votes gained by any other single candidate or position voted for, but which is less than a majority of valid votes cast.

Example Sentences

A plurality of ideas were put forth at the meeting, most of which were rejected out of hand.

Nominal plurality in Basque is originally exclusively marked on definite determiners and not on nouns.

To repeal the tax (Question I), a 50 per cent majority vote is required. To keep the tax in its 1976 form (Question III), only a plurality of votes is required.

“America will soon belong to the men and women … who can comfortably walk into a room and accept with real comfort the sensation that … there are no real majorities, only pluralities and coalitions.

Word Forms

• pluralities

Synonyms for plurality

Depending on context, synonyms include pluralism, multiplicity.

Antonyms for plurality

Common opposites include singularity.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include plural, multitude, multiple, diverse, diversification, variety.

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