Толковый словарь английского языка - majority
Majority
majority
noun (plural -ties) Date: 1552 the quality or state of being greater, 2. the age at which full civil rights are accorded, the status of one who has attained this age, 3. a number or percentage equaling more than half of a total , the excess of a ~ over the remainder of the total ; margin , the greater quantity or share , the group or political party having the greater number of votes (as in a legislature), the military office, rank, or commission of a major, ~ adjective
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 (usu. foll. by of) the greater number or part. Usage Strictly used only with countable nouns, e.g. a majority of people, and not with mass nouns, e.g. a majority of the work. 2 Polit. a the number by which the votes cast for one party, candidate, etc. exceed those of the next in rank (won by a majority of 151). b a party etc. receiving the greater number of votes. 3 full legal age (attained his majority). 4 the rank of major. Phrases and idioms the great majority 1 much the greater number. 2 euphem. the dead (has joined the great majority). in the majority esp. Polit. belonging to or constituting a majority party etc. majority rule the principle that the greater number should exercise greater power. majority verdict a verdict given by more than half of the jury, but not unanimous. Etymology: F majorit{eacute} f. med.L majoritas -tatis (as MAJOR) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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