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单词 plurality
释义 plurality

plurality /plʊəˈræl.ə.ti/ aep /plʊˈræl.ə.t̬i/

noun (DIFFERENT)
1
F0 [C usually sing] FORMAL a large number of different types of something:
» There was a marked plurality of opinions/views among the people attending the meeting.Thesaurus+: ↑Variety and mixtures , ↑Mixing and mixtures , ↑Groups and collections of things
have/win a plurality SPECIALIZED
2
F0 to receive more votes in an election than any other person or party, but not more than the total number of votes that the other people or parties have received:
» He won a 48 percent plurality of the vote rather than an outright majority.Thesaurus+: ↑Elections
3
F0 [C usually sing, S] SPECIALIZED the part of a group of people voting that is the largest part, but not larger than the total number of other people voting:
» A plurality of the population voted for change.Thesaurus+: ↑Voters and Candidates in elections
noun [U] (GRAMMAR)
F0 the state of being pluralThesaurus+: ↑Grammatical terms
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