单词	supermajority
释义	supermajority noun su·​per·​ma·​jor·​i·​ty ˈsü-pər-mə-ˌjȯr-ə-tē  -ˌjär- plural supermajorities : a majority (such as two-thirds or three-fifths) that is greater than a simple majority treaty ratification requires a supermajority Furthermore, it is about even money that soon after Congress convenes in January it will … approve a constitutional amendment to require supermajorities (three-fifths) in both houses of Congress to approve deficit spending. George F. Will The company, for instance, has a supermajority clause in its articles of incorporation; 80% of the shareholders must approve any sale or merger. Joshua Hyatt Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Other realms have constitutions that require the passage of a referendum — some with a simple majority; others with a supermajority. Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 Former state Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz and Del. Dan Cox, representing different factions of the Republican electorate, are fighting to continue Hogan’s legacy as a check on a General Assembly with a supermajority of Democrats. Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2022 The Assembly, with an eight-vote supermajority, has voted to override nearly all of the mayor’s vetoes of city legislation so far. Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2022 Even in the promised land of an Andrew Cuomo-free Albany with a veto-proof Democratic supermajority, Bell’s New York colleagues are fighting battles of their own. Raina Lipsitz, The New Republic, 5 May 2022 While state Democrats being able to get anything done in the General Assembly is all but an impossibility with a Republican supermajority, all was not lost during this year’s short session, according to two Lake County Dems. Michelle L. Quinn, chicagotribune.com, 23 Mar. 2022 The supermajority GOP Legislature, over the objection of a bipartisan coalition of sheriffs, adopted permitless carry in Alabama. al, 4 Sep. 2022 At the state level, Democrats are working to keep their majority in the state Supreme Court and keep enough seats in the legislature to prevent Republicans from creating a supermajority that could override any of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes. Madison Feller, ELLE, 30 Aug. 2022 Utah's ban took effect in July after its Republican-supermajority Legislature overrode a veto by Gov. Spencer Cox, also a Republican. Brady Mccombs, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1915, in the meaning defined above Legal Definition supermajority noun su·​per·​ma·​jor·​i·​ty ˈsü-pər-mə-ˌjȯr-ə-tē  : a large majority a provision requiring a supermajority vote — say, 80 % of the common shares instead of the usual bare majority rule R. C. Clark
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