单词 | majorities |
释义 | majoritynoun ma·jor·i·ty mə-ˈjȯr-ə-tē -ˈjär- plural majorities 1 a : a number or percentage equaling more than half of a total a majority of voters a two-thirds majority b : the excess of a majority over the remainder of the total : margin won by a majority of 10 votes c : the greater quantity or share the majority of the time 2 a : the age at which full civil rights are accorded The age of majority in the U.S. is 18. b : the status of one who has attained this age graduated … before he had attained his majority W. L. Burrage 3 : the group or political party having the greater number of votes (as in a legislature) 4 : the military office, rank, or commission of a major majorities and colonelcies were thick as June blackberries Dixon Wecter 5 obsolete : the quality or state of being greater majority adjective majorities noun1 as in bulks the largest part or quantity of something a vast majority of the town's residents support the proposed tax reduction Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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2 as in adulthoods the state of being fully grown or developed she will inherit a fortune upon her majority Synonyms & Similar Words
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