Phrase Hound found 42 phrases and 13 compound words that contain majority. The most common are listed below. Open majority in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 42
- vast majorityThe greatest part of something, to the point where alternatives are nearly irrelevant in size.
- age of majorityThe age at which the rights and privileges of an adult are legally granted or recognized; i.e.; the age where a person ceases to be a minor legally and becomes a legal adult.
- join the majoritySynonym of go over to the majority (“to die”).
- Majority vote
- simple majoritySynonym of plurality: The largest share of the item being counted.
- joined the majoritysimple past and past participle of join the majority
- absolute majorityA true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being counted.
- majority opinionA judicial opinion agreed to by more than half of the members of a court.
- joining the majoritypresent participle and gerund of join the majority
- Majority Leader
- tyranny of the majorityA situation in which a government or other authority democratically supported by a majority of its subjects makes policies or takes actions benefiting that majority, without regard for the rights or welfare of the rest of its subjects.
- silent majorityThe largest portion of a demographic group or of the population of a political jurisdiction, which is considered to possess political and social views that are not openly declared, but that can nevertheless significantly affect voting …
- majority ruleA decision rule whereby the decisions of the numerical majority of a group will be binding on the whole group, its parts, and each member.
- majority governmentGovernment by a political party or a coalition that has an absolute majority of seats or votes in parliament.
- sexual majorityThe state of being an adult (major, rather than a minor) in sexual matters.
- global majorityPeople who are not white; people of Indigenous, African, Asian or Latin American descent, who constitute approximately 85% of the world's population.
- majority problemThe problem of finding one-dimensional cellular automaton rules that accurately perform majority voting.
- Majority WorldThe Third World; the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
- majority decisionA decision that gains the acceptance of the majority of voters in a decision-making body, such as a parliament, municipal council or shareholders' meeting.
- joins the majoritythird-person singular simple present indicative of join the majority: Synonym of go over to the majority (“to die”).
- qualified majorityA majority in a vote that reaches a preset threshold value significantly larger than 50%, such as ²⁄₃, often required instead of a simple majority for reaching a decision; particularly on important matters, such as modifying the bylaws of …
- ages of majorityplural of age of majority: The age at which the rights and privileges of an adult are legally granted or recognized; i.e.; the age where a person ceases to be a minor legally and becomes a legal adult.
- double majorityA voting system which requires a majority of votes according to two separate criteria.
- Moral MajorityA faction of the US Republican Party whose policies include conservatism on social and personal matters, infusing religion into the American political process.
- dictatorship of the majoritySynonym of tyranny of the majority: A situation in which a government or other authority democratically supported by a majority of its subjects makes policies or takes actions benefiting that majority, without regard for the rights or …
Compound words 13
- majoritarilymostly; predominantly.
- antimajorityOpposing a social majority.
- countermajoritarianOpposing the dominance of the majority over the minority.
- majoritizeTo make a majority.
- majorityhoodThe state of being in a majority.
- nonmajorityA group that is not a majority.
- promajoritySupporting or favouring a majority.
- submajorityA group that makes up less than a majority, but may form a majority by allying itself with others.
- supramajorityAlternative form of supermajority: A majority of the items being counted that reaches some preset threshold significantly greater than 50 percent, such as two thirds.
- majoritiveOf or relating to a majority.