majority
(Inglés)
- (countable, uncountable) More than half (50%) of some group.
- (countable, uncountable) In a parliament or legislature, the difference in seats between the ruling party and the opposition; (UK) in an election, the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the second-place candidate, or between the winning candidate and all of the other candidates combined.
- (countable, dated, uncountable) Legal adulthood, age of majority.
- (UK, countable, uncountable) The office held by a member of the armed forces in the rank of major.
- (countable, uncountable) Ancestors; ancestry.
Opuesto a
minority
Frecuencia
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/məˈd͡ʒɒɹɪti/
Etimología (Inglés)
From Middle French maiorité, from Medieval Latin maiōritātem, accusative of Latin maiōritās, from Latin maior (“greater”). Morphologically major + -ity.
Related words
mayoria
la mayor parte
la generalidad
los más
greater part
larger part
full age
adult age
superior number
general agreement
great number
most of
most part
voice more than half
greater number
lawful age
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