majority
pronunciation
How to pronounce majority in British English:
UK [məˈdʒɒrəti]
How to pronounce majority in American English:
US [məˈdʒɔːrəti]
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- Noun:
- the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
- (elections) more than half of the votes
- the age at which a person is considered competent to manage their own affairs
Word Origin
- majority (n.)
- 1550s, "condition of being greater, superiority," from Middle French majorité (16c.), from Medieval Latin majoritatem (nominative majoritas) "majority," from Latin maior "greater" (see major (adj.)). Sense of "state of being of full age" is attested from 1560s; meaning "greater number or part" (of votes, etc.) first recorded 1690s. The majority "the dead" recorded from 1719.
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Example
- 1. Indeed , the majority of analysts remain bullish on the company .
- 2. A pretty good statistical cross section of america , the silent majority . "
- 3. Even if murdoch were to win a majority vote he still could not be certain of victory .
- 4. But a majority of states still don 't provide protection to lgbt individuals in the workplace .
- 5. Right , but the vast majority of people , folks on amazon don 't.