Mehrheit

Meaning

1. (feminine) majority; bulk
2. (feminine) majority (specified as absolute Mehrheit)
3. (feminine) plurality (specified as relative Mehrheit)

Concepts

majority

plurality

greater part

difference

variation

countless

most part

bulk

plural

most

mass

ascendence

ascendency

suzerainty

Hyphenated as

Mehr‧heit

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t/

Etymology

Calque of Dutch meerderheid (1719), itself probably a calque (± 1600) of French pluralité (“majority”), originating 1559. Old High German mērheit (“quality of being more”) had no attested continuation. Analyzable as mehr (“more”) + -heit (“-hood”).

Sentences

Es tut dies mit klaren Worten und häufig mit großer Mehrheit .

It does so clearly and often by a large majority.