majority

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/məˈd͡ʒɒɹɪti/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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

Frases

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

A maioria dessas lojas foi renomeada como Vision Express.

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

A maioria das empresas é atendida para o programa de idosos.