Majority
11majority — ▪ I. majority ma‧jor‧i‧ty 1 [məˈdʒɒrti ǁ məˈdʒɔː , məˈdʒɑː ] noun majorities PLURALFORM 1. [singular] most of the people or things in a particular group: • Some franchisees quit, but the majority are still hanging on. majority of …
12majority — noun 1 most ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, huge, large, overwhelming, significant, sizeable, solid, strong, substantial …
13majority — n. number greater than half (AE); greater number (BE) 1) to get, receive a majority 2) to have, hold a majority (the Democrats have a slim majority in the House) 3) a bare, narrow, slim, small; clear; large; overwhelming, vast majority 4) an… …
14majority — ma|jor|i|ty [məˈdʒɔrıti US məˈdʒo: , məˈdʒa: ] n plural majorities ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(most people or things)¦ 2¦(most votes)¦ 3 majority vote/decision/verdict etc 4 majority stake/shareholding etc 5¦(becoming an adult)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; :… …
15majority — [[t]məʤɒ̱rɪti, AM ʤɔ͟ːr [/t]] ♦♦ majorities 1) N SING COLL: usu sing, usu N of n The majority of people or things in a group is more than half of them. The majority of my patients come to me from out of town... The vast majority of our cheeses… …
16majority */*/*/ — UK [məˈdʒɒrətɪ] / US [məˈdʒɔrətɪ] noun Word forms majority : singular majority plural majorities 1) a) [singular] most of the people or things in a group: can be followed by a singular or plural verb His job is to represent the views of the… …
17majority — ma|jor|i|ty [ mə dʒɔrəti ] noun *** 1. ) singular most of the people or things in a group: His job is to represent the views of the majority. majority of: The majority of our employees are women. the vast majority (=nearly everyone/everything):… …
18majority — Full age; legal age; age at which a person is no longer a minor. The age at which, by law, a person is capable of being legally responsible for all his or her acts (e.g. contractual obligations), and is entitled to the management of his or her… …
19majority — Full age; legal age; age at which a person is no longer a minor. The age at which, by law, a person is capable of being legally responsible for all his or her acts (e.g. contractual obligations), and is entitled to the management of his or her… …
20majority — /meuh jawr i tee, jor /, n., pl. majorities. 1. the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority): the majority of the population. 2. a number of voters or votes, jurors, or others in agreement, constituting… …
