majority

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/məˈdʒɒrəti/

/məˈdʒɔːrəti/

(plural majorities)

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[singular + singular or plural verb] the largest part of a group of people or things
- majority (of somebody/something) The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio.
- The majority was/were in favour of banning smoking.
- This treatment is not available in the vast majority of hospitals.
- The overwhelming majority of participants were men.
- to represent/form/constitute/comprise the majority of somebody/something
- in a/the majority (of something) In the nursing profession, women are in the majority.
- The drug provided significant pain relief in a majority of cases.
- a majority decision (= one that is decided by what most people want)
- We make decisions by majority vote.
- the majority opinion/view
opposite minority see also moral majority, silent majority
Extra Examples
- English speakers form the majority of the population.
- He joined the majority in criticizing the government's reforms.
- In the general population, right-handed people are in the majority.
- Opinion polls show that a majority supports a change in the law.
- The French company holds a majority stake in the retail chain.
- The leader of the majority party in the assembly serves as the prime minister.
Topics Social issuesb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- great
- huge
- …
verb + majority
- compose
- constitute
- form
- …
majority + noun
- community
- culture
- group
- …
preposition
- in the majority
phrases
- in the majority of cases
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[countable] the number of votes by which one political party wins an election; the number of votes by which one side in a discussion, etc. wins
- by/with a majority of something She was elected by a majority of 749.
- The resolution was carried by a huge majority.
- majority over somebody They had a large majority over their nearest rivals.
- They have a clear majority (= large majority) in Parliament.
- to win/get/gain/secure a majority
In British politics, a majority is the difference between the number of votes for the winning candidate and the number of votes for the second-placed candidate. In American politics, a majority is the difference between the number of votes for the winning candidate and the combined number of votes for all the other candidates. In American politics, if the winning candidate has less than half of all the votes, this is not called a majority, but a plurality. see also absolute majority, overall majority
Wordfinder
- candidate
- constituency
- contest
- democracy
- election
- majority
- manifesto
- poll
- referendum
- swing vote
Collocations Voting in elections
Voting in electionsRunning for election
- conduct/hold an election/a referendum
- (especially North American English) run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House
- (especially British English) stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term
- hold/call/contest a general/national election
- launch/run a presidential election campaign
- support/back a candidate
- sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate
- appeal to/attract/woo/target (North American English) swing voters/(British English) floating voters
- fix/rig/steal an election/the vote
Voting
- go to/be turned away from (especially British English) a polling station/(North American English) a polling place
- cast a/your vote/ballot (for somebody)
- vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party
- mark/spoil your ballot paper
- count (British English) the postal votes/(especially North American English) the absentee ballots
- go to/be defeated at the ballot box
- get/win/receive/lose votes
- get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino/Muslim vote
- win the election/(in the US) the primaries/a seat in Parliament/a majority/power
- lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat
- win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party)
- elect/re-elect somebody (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman
Taking power
- be sworn into office/in as president
- take/administer (in the US) the oath of office
- swear/take (in the UK) an/the oath of allegiance
- give/deliver (in the US) the president’s inaugural address
- take/enter/hold/leave office
- appoint somebody (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister
- form a government/a cabinet
- serve two terms as prime minister/in office
Extra Examples
- Republicans increased their majority in both the House and the Senate.
- They failed to win the requisite two-thirds majority.
- To govern effectively, he will need a working majority in Congress.
Topics Politicsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- huge
- large
- …
verb + majority
- carry
- command
- have
- …
majority + noun
- government
- rule
- leader
- …
preposition
- by a majority
- majority against
- majority in
- …
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[countable] (North American English) the difference between the number of votes given to the candidate who wins the election and the total number of votes of all the other candidates
- Without this shift, Kerry would have had a popular majority of a million votes.
see also plurality
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- huge
- large
- …
verb + majority
- carry
- command
- have
- …
majority + noun
- government
- rule
- leader
- …
preposition
- by a majority
- majority against
- majority in
- …
See full entry
[uncountable] (law) the age at which you are legally considered to be an adult
- The age of majority in Britain was reduced from 21 to 18 in 1970.

Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting superiority): from French majorité, from medieval Latin majoritas, from Latin major, comparative of magnus ‘great’.

单词	majority
释义	majority noun OPAL WOPAL S /məˈdʒɒrəti/ /məˈdʒɔːrəti/ (plural majorities) jump to other results [singular + singular or plural verb] the largest part of a group of people or things majority (of somebody/something) The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio. The majority was/were in favour of banning smoking. This treatment is not available in the vast majority of hospitals. The overwhelming majority of participants were men. to represent/form/constitute/comprise the majority of somebody/something in a/the majority (of something) In the nursing profession, women are in the majority. The drug provided significant pain relief in a majority of cases. a majority decision (= one that is decided by what most people want) We make decisions by majority vote. the majority opinion/view opposite minority see also moral majority, silent majority Extra Examples English speakers form the majority of the population. He joined the majority in criticizing the government's reforms. In the general population, right-handed people are in the majority. Opinion polls show that a majority supports a change in the law. The French company holds a majority stake in the retail chain. The leader of the majority party in the assembly serves as the prime minister. Topics Social issuesb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big great huge … verb + majority compose constitute form … majority + noun community culture group … preposition in the majority phrases in the majority of cases See full entry [countable] the number of votes by which one political party wins an election; the number of votes by which one side in a discussion, etc. wins by/with a majority of something She was elected by a majority of 749. The resolution was carried by a huge majority. majority over somebody They had a large majority over their nearest rivals. They have a clear majority (= large majority) in Parliament. to win/get/gain/secure a majority In British politics, a majority is the difference between the number of votes for the winning candidate and the number of votes for the second-placed candidate. In American politics, a majority is the difference between the number of votes for the winning candidate and the combined number of votes for all the other candidates. In American politics, if the winning candidate has less than half of all the votes, this is not called a majority, but a plurality. see also absolute majority, overall majority Wordfinder candidate constituency contest democracy election majority manifesto poll referendum swing vote Collocations Voting in electionsVoting in electionsRunning for election conduct/hold an election/a referendum (especially North American English) run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House (especially British English) stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term hold/call/contest a general/national election launch/run a presidential election campaign support/back a candidate sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate appeal to/attract/woo/target (North American English) swing voters/(British English) floating voters fix/rig/steal an election/the vote Voting go to/be turned away from (especially British English) a polling station/(North American English) a polling place cast a/your vote/ballot (for somebody) vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party mark/spoil your ballot paper count (British English) the postal votes/(especially North American English) the absentee ballots go to/be defeated at the ballot box get/win/receive/lose votes get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino/Muslim vote win the election/(in the US) the primaries/a seat in Parliament/a majority/power lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party) elect/re-elect somebody (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman Taking power be sworn into office/in as president take/administer (in the US) the oath of office swear/take (in the UK) an/the oath of allegiance give/deliver (in the US) the president’s inaugural address take/enter/hold/leave office appoint somebody (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister form a government/a cabinet serve two terms as prime minister/in office Extra Examples Republicans increased their majority in both the House and the Senate. They failed to win the requisite two-thirds majority. To govern effectively, he will need a working majority in Congress. Topics Politicsb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big huge large … verb + majority carry command have … majority + noun government rule leader … preposition by a majority majority against majority in … See full entry [countable] (North American English) the difference between the number of votes given to the candidate who wins the election and the total number of votes of all the other candidates Without this shift, Kerry would have had a popular majority of a million votes. see also plurality Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big huge large … verb + majority carry command have … majority + noun government rule leader … preposition by a majority majority against majority in … See full entry [uncountable] (law) the age at which you are legally considered to be an adult The age of majority in Britain was reduced from 21 to 18 in 1970. Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting superiority): from French majorité, from medieval Latin majoritas, from Latin major, comparative of magnus ‘great’.
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