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majority
noun
-
majority
,
majorities
More
than
half
of
the
people
or
things
in
a
group
.
•
The
majority
of
students
chose
pizza
for
lunch
.
The
majority
of
students
chose
pizza
for
lunch
.
•
A
tour
guide
explained
that
the
majority
of
desert
animals
come
out
after
dark
.
A
tour
guide
explained
that
the
majority
of
desert
animals
come
out
after
dark
.
From
Latin
maioritas
“
greater
number
”,
from
maior
“
greater
”.
noun
-
majority
,
majorities
The
number
of
votes
by
which
the
winner
’
s
total
is
greater
than
the
runner-up
’
s
.
•
She
won
the
election
with
a
majority
of
500
votes
.
She
won
the
election
with
a
majority
of
500
votes
.
•
The
reporter
announced
that
the
mayor
’
s
majority
had
increased
since
last
year
.
The
reporter
announced
that
the
mayor
’
s
majority
had
increased
since
last
year
.
Sense
developed
in
18th-century
parliamentary
usage
,
extending
the
idea
of
“
greater
number
”
to
the
numerical
margin
itself
.
noun
-
majority
,
majorities
The
age
at
which
a
person
is
legally
considered
an
adult
.
•
At
18
,
she
reached
the
age
of
majority
and
could
vote
.
At
18
,
she
reached
the
age
of
majority
and
could
vote
.
•
In
some
countries
,
majority
begins
at
21
.
In
some
countries
,
majority
begins
at
21
.
Sense
dates
from
late
Middle
English
legal
jargon
,
using
majority
to
contrast
with
minority
(
being
underage
).
