majority

Meaning

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.

Concepts

majority

most

plurality

greater part

bulk

absolute majority

legal age

adulthood

full age

multitude

adult age

mostly

almost all

age

plural

larger part

mainstream

crowd

general

countless

generally

most part

perhaps

voice more than half

lump

greater number

mass

margin

lawful age

superior number

preponderance

great number

consensus

general agreement

most of

many

age of majority

ascendence

ascendency

suzerainty

major

Pronounced as (IPA)

/məˈd͡ʒɒɹɪti/

Etymology

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

Sentences

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

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