| 单词 | majority |
| 释义 | Word Frequency majority(məˈdʒɒrɪtɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ties ▶ USAGE The majority of can only refer to a number of things or people. When talking about an amount, most of should be used: most of (not the majority of) the harvest was saved1. the greater number or part of something the majority of the constituents 2. (in an election) the number of votes or seats by which the strongest party or candidate beats the combined opposition or the runner-up relative majority, absolute majority 3. the largest party or group that votes together in a legislative or deliberative assembly 4. the time of reaching or state of having reached full legal age, when a person is held competent to manage his or her own affairs, exercise civil rights and duties, etc 5. the rank, office, or commission of major 6. euphemistic the dead (esp in the phrases join the majority, go or pass over to the majority) 7. obsolete the quality or state of being greater; superiority 8. (modifier) of, involving, or being a majority a majority decision a majority verdict 9. in the majority Word origin C16: from Medieval Latin mājoritās, from major (adj) |
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