Majority

Word MAJORITY
Character 8
Hyphenation ma jor i ty
Pronunciations /məˈd͡ʒɒɹɪti/

Definitions and meanings of "Majority"

What do we mean by majority?

The greater number or part; a number more than half of the total. noun

The amount by which the greater number of votes cast, as in an election, exceeds the total number of remaining votes. noun

The political party, group, or faction having the most power by virtue of its larger representation or electoral strength. noun

The age at which a person is recognized as an adult by the law. noun

The military rank, commission, or office of a major. noun

The state of being major or greater; superiority; preponderance. noun

The greater number; more than half the whole number: as, a majority of mankind; a majority of votes. See plurality. noun

The excess of one of two groups of things which have been enumerated over the other: as, the measure was carried by a majority of twenty votes; his majority was two to one. noun

Full age; the age at which the laws of a country permit a young person to manage his own affairs and to exercise the rights of citizenship—in most countries twenty-one years. noun

The office, rank, or commission of a major. noun

L. majores. Ancestors; ancestry. noun

The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority. noun

The military rank of a major. noun

The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs. noun

The greater number; more than half noun

Ancestors; ancestry. noun

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. See Plurality. noun

To die. noun

More than half (50%) of some group noun

More than half (50%) of some group.

The difference between the winning vote and the rest of the votes.

Legal adulthood.

The office held by a member of the armed forces in the rank of major.

Ancestors; ancestry.

A term coined by Venus Raj, as first heard during the question and answer portion of the 2010 Miss Universe Pageant. It comes from the root word "bonggang bongga", a term commonly used in Filipino gayspeak, which means "extravagantly extravagant", "outlandishly outlandish", or "exuberantly exuberant". Urban Dictionary

At Miss Universe Pageant 2010, during the Q&A Portion. Miss Philippines answered two times Major. And its very popular now. Urban Dictionary

The English translation of the Filipino colloquialism: bonggang bongga. Culled primarily from local gay lingo. Popularized by Ma. Venus Raj during the question and answer portion of the 2010 Ms. Universe pageant. She may have also meant to say "medyo, medyo" or "chever, chever". Urban Dictionary

A Filipino slang for huge / enormous or immense. (c. 2010) This was taken from the common trait of the language of Filipino or some south east asians which repeats the adjective to make it more intense. literal tagalog translation: malaking-malaki (huge) Urban Dictionary

An adjective used to describe something to the highest level of fierce, awesome, beast, etc. Mainly used by Posh, the hot and sexy Victoria Beckham. Urban Dictionary

A word majorly used by the major Victoria Beckam. Urban Dictionary

The greater part or number of something. ie. Group or people or bag of candy. Urban Dictionary

Major is a name given to males, most of the time. It consists of the letters 'M', 'A', 'J', 'O', and 'R'. The name isn't very common but it sounds hella dope. Urban Dictionary

Another word for awsome. Urban Dictionary

Very. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Majority

The word "majority" in example sentences

"The proletarian movement is the _self-conscious, independent movement of the immense majority in the interests of the immense majority_." ❋ John Spargo (1921)

The term majority of our cash, we probably should have said almost all of our cash. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. has returned to the fold, giving the Democrats a 32-30 majority in the state Sen.te-again-and taking the title majority leader. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Thus, a majority is all the Constitution requires to make rules, to set precedents, and to operate no a day-to-day basis. ❋ Unknown (2010)

To imply the majority is against health care reform generally is a PR tactic and disingenious. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Obama the majority is against you gay rights movement, QUIT trying to change the world. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If he feels the majority is agsainst this and it may cost him his job, then the reason he will loose his job is because he didn't do his job! ❋ Unknown (2009)

They're just trying to figure out to get final passage on a bill that the majority is against and that is going to get them in a bad way come 2012. mjm ❋ Unknown (2010)

Umm, just make that every country in human history other than the U.S., the land where the majority is always right. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Chris Travers says: jrose: Roberts joining the majority is the big story in my view. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Roberts joining the majority is the big story in my view. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The control by the majority is the principle on which our government should rest, but upon which it does not, at present. ❋ Unknown (2010)

So, if 48 million people hate the health bill or anything about President Obama, I guess it would seem as though a majority is angry. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The current system stinks and the voice of the majority is again ignored. ❋ Unknown (2009)

January 29th, 2010 at 6: 25 pm just the bleepn facts says: lux (brought to you by SPAM) says: the majority is almost always wrong .. hence Bush being elected twice. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I live in SE PA, where the majority is a put and take fishery. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Thank GOD we are no longer in 1964 or 68, today the majority is the younger generation. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Protection of minority rights from the tyranny of the majority is the most important part of American political system. ❋ Unknown (2008)

So, if the majority is always right, as you contend (in a circular logic kind of way), then you prevail. ❋ Unknown (2003)

As a result, a Liberal-oriented minority (only 38 per cent of Canadians voted Liberal in the last federal election) rules the majority, because the majority is a house divided! ❋ Unknown (2000)

"It's not a major major mistake, unless you say it in national television." William [Baldwin]: "What's the biggest mistake that you've made in your life and what did you do to [make it right]?" [Venus]: "You know what, Sir, in my 22 years of existence, I can say that there's nothing major major problem that I've done in my life because I'm very confident with my family, with the love that they are giving to me. So thank you so much that I'm here. Thank you, thank you so much!" ❋ It's OK VR, You Made Us :) (2010)

I'm so Major Major [happy]. =) ❋ VehVeh (2010)

[You know what] sir, in my [22] years of experience, I can say there's nothing major major, I mean problem that I have [done in] my life. ❋ Lady Jayjay (2010)

In my years of existence in this world, i have not yet encountered one major-major problem in my life, and I thank God for that. Filipino translation: Sa mga taon kong inilagi sa mundo, hindi pa ako nakakaranas ng malaking-malaking suliranin sa buhay at [ito'y] [aking] ipinagpapasalat sa Panginoong [Diyos]. ❋ CyberJake (2010)

"There was [this woman] in a [powder blue] [trouser] suit, SHE was MAJOR." "Does this look Major." "You're Major." "I'm going to pick out a house, it's going to be totally Major." ❋ DVBcelebritard (2008)

"My solo career was so bad it was major." "My career with [the Spice] Girls was major." "OMG that shirt is major." "This is so major [i love it]." "My husbands goal was major." "I dont like it, it's [majorly] shit." ❋ Majorly Major (2007)

Majority of the people at the movie [theater] [prefer] to watch 'Kung [Fu] Panda' ❋ Sexy Virgo (2011)

Hey, [do you] know what Major [has been] [up to]? ❋ Oofbutinitalics (2018)

"That was [major]" "You major([ly]) got [owned]" ❋ TheSeaShell (2008)

[Geoffrey] thinks [killing] Tom [Goodman] is major funny. ❋ TGKF (2003)

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