majorité

Meaning

1. majority (more than half)
2. adulthood (legal)

Concepts

majority

mainstream

greater part

bulk

of age

age of majority

adult

adult age

great number

generally

mostly

most part

plurality

aged

absolute majority

legal age

most

age

ascendence

ascendency

suzerainty

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ma.ʒɔ.ʁi.te/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin māiōritātem.

Sentences

Il a vécu la majorité de sa vie à Montréal .

He lived most of his life in Montreal.

Aux et siècles , la majorité des emplois sont dans le secteur ouvrier .

In the past centuries, the majority of jobs were in the labour sector.

Il manqua alors la majorité de la saison à la suite de cette blessure .

He then missed the majority of the season as a result of this injury.

Caroline a du toutefois , avant la majorité de son fils , quitter la régence .

Caroline, however, had to leave the regency before her son reached the age of majority.

L’Académie est constituée en majorité de journalistes et critiques de cinéma .

The Academy is made up mostly of journalists and film critics.

La grande majorité d'entre eux portent des noms nordiques .

The vast majority of them have Nordic names.