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单词 majority
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majority/məʹjoriti/ noun (pl -ies) (pl majorities)

a number greater than half of a total

the amount by which such a greater number exceeds the remaining smaller number

the greatest in number of two or more groups constituting a whole

in the majority of cases

the number by which the votes cast for the winning party exceed those for its nearest rival or those for the remaining parties

in voting:

Brit the number by which the votes cast for the winning party exceed those for its nearest rival

NAmer the number by which the votes cast for the winning party exceed those for the remaining parties

the age, usu 18 or 21, at which full legal rights and responsibilities are acquired

reach one's majority

the military office, rank, or commission of a major

I am surprised that the Prince should have offered you a majority, when he knows very well that nothing short of lieutenant colonel will satisfy others — Scott

be in the majority

to constitute the larger group

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