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Moderatemajority
The correct spelling is majority.
How to pronounce majority
/məˈd͡ʒɒɹɪti/
nounIPA: /məˈd͡ʒɒɹɪti/
Say it like: Maj-ori-tee
The correct spelling is majority. More than half (50%) of some group. For example: "The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best."
Usage Examples
“The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best.”
“The winner with 53% had a 6% majority over the loser with 47%.”
“By the time I reached my majority, I had already been around the world twice.”
Definition
noun
- 1.More than half (50%) of some group.
- 2.The difference between the winning vote and the rest of the votes.
- 3.Legal adulthood.
- 4.The office held by a member of the armed forces in the rank of major.
- 5.Ancestors; ancestry.
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