majority

Betekenis (Engels)

1. More than half (50%) of some group.
2. 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.
3. Legal adulthood, age of majority.
4. The office held by a member of the armed forces in the rank of major.
5. Ancestors; ancestry.

Concepten

meerderheid

merendeel

meerderjarigheid

gros

consensus

Synoniemen

most

plurality

greater part

bulk

absolute majority

legal age

almost all

plural

larger part

full age

mostly

adult age

multitude

age

adulthood

perhaps

preponderance

superior number

suzerainty

general agreement

great number

most of

most part

voice more than half

greater number

lawful age

age of majority

ascendence

ascendency

consensus

countless

crowd

general

generally

lump

mainstream

major

many

margin

mass

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/məˈd͡ʒɒɹɪti/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle French maiorité, from Medieval Latin māiōritātem, accusative of Latin māiōritās, from Latin māiōr (“greater”).
Morphologically major + -ity

Zinnen

The majority of these stores have since been rebranded as Vision Express .

De meerderheid van deze winkels zijn sindsdien omgedoopt tot expressie van Vision Express.

The majority of the companies are catered for the Seniors Programme .

De meerderheid van de bedrijven wordt verzorgd voor het Seniors -programma.