MAJORITY
/məˈd͡ʒɒɹɪti/
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Scrabble
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WWF
M(3) A(1) J(8) O(1) R(1) I(1) T(1) Y(4)
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Definition
/məˈd͡ʒɒɹɪti/
noun
- More than half (50%) of some group.“The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best.”
- The difference between the winning vote and the rest of the votes.“The winner with 53% had a 6% majority over the loser with 47%.”
- Legal adulthood.“By the time I reached my majority, I had already been around the world twice.”
- The office held by a member of the armed forces in the rank of major.“On receiving the news of his promotion, Charles Snodgrass said he was delighted to be entering his majority.”
- Ancestors; ancestry.
Source: Wiktionary
