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English Dictionary: majority	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for majority
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
majority n the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished" Synonym(s): majority, bulk Antonym(s): minority (elections) more than half of the votes Synonym(s): majority, absolute majority the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs Synonym(s): majority, legal age Antonym(s): minority, nonage
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Majority \Major"ity\, n.; pl. {Majorities}. [F. majorit[82]. See {Major}.] 1. The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority. Specifically: (a) The military rank of a major. (b) The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs. 2. The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast. 3. [Cf. L. majores.] Ancestors; ancestry. [Obs.] 4. The amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially, the number by which the votes for a successful candidate exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected by a majority of five hundred votes. See {Plurality}. {To go over to, [or] To join}, {the majority}, to die.