majority 1 of 2

noun

mə-ˈjȯr-ə-tē How to pronounce majority (audio)
Definition of majoritynext
1
as in bulk
the largest part or quantity of something a vast majority of the town's residents support the proposed tax reduction

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2
as in adulthood
the state of being fully grown or developed she will inherit a fortune upon her majority

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majority

2 of 2

adjective

as in general
held by or applicable to a majority of the people the majority opinion among the tour group members was that they should cancel the rest of the trip

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Recent Examples of majority
Noun
And a Gallup poll last year revealed a majority of Americans feel that both parties have gone too far in their use of inflammatory rhetoric to criticize their opponents. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026 By the way, among Independents, outright majority, 53% say worse now than a year ago. — NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026
Adjective
Super-majority thresholds are common in government (like a 67% requirement to over-ride a governor’s veto) and in the private sector. — Kent Thiry, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026 Twenty years later, 82% voted to require a super-majority or four-fifths vote of county commissioners to remove lands from the boundary, change zoning, or sell off county lands within the boundary. — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for majority
Recent Examples of Synonyms for majority
  1. bulk
  2. adulthood
  3. general
  4. plurality
  5. prevailing
  6. overall
  7. public
  8. popular
Noun
  • The Rockies are likely to eschew a traditional five-man staff, using openers and bulk-inning relievers.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • That could align well with Freeling’s return-to-play process, as the rookie missed a bulk of Sunday’s game with a knee ailment and could be downright out for Week 6.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of bulk
Noun
  • The study, which analyzed nearly 800,000 individuals across their lifespan, found that clinical obesity rates climbed through adulthood.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Moon, meanwhile, is struggling at school but on the precipice of adulthood; as the young woman begins to make her own decisions in life, Yue must relinquish a degree of maternal responsibility.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of adulthood
Adjective
  • There’s a distinction between general reasoning models, like LLMs, and the specialized AI biofoundation models like protein language models and protein structure prediction.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Prior to this, Asian artists largely had to compete in the best global music performance category or the broader general pop fields.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of general
Noun
  • Tickets still make up the plurality of MLB revenue, according to a previous Sportico analysis, but two-thirds of total team revenue today comes from other sources.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Just 39% of Americans approve of his job performance, and only 30% approve of his handling of inflation, with a 31% plurality naming inflation and prices their top concern — 17 points ahead of the next issue, jobs and the economy.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of plurality
Adjective
  • The group noted the projection was revised upward from an earlier estimate owing to an additional year in the budget window and higher prevailing interest rates.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Likewise, prevailing concepts of Hamlet at the time cast the prince as a wan and melancholic, leading critics to bristle at Bernhardt’s energy.
    — Betsy Golden Kellem, JSTOR Daily, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of prevailing
Adjective
  • Avoiding it in the first place makes far more sense, even if the K3's additional hardware and energy requirements complicate the question of its overall environmental footprint.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The overall bargain, however, laid the foundation for what has become a highly successful deterrence, reassurance, and nonproliferation regime.
    — Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of overall
Adjective
  • However, the bill would also preempt certain state requirements covering public risk disclosures, independent evaluations, and critical incident reporting.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In ten countries, interest payments eclipse the entire public investment budget.
    — Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of public
Adjective
  • Be intentional about noticing autumn and Halloween displays on lawns and porches, which seem as popular as ever this year.
    — Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Filled with plushies and collectibles from popular franchises such as Pokémon, the franchise’s arcades typically have more than 30 claw machines in its stores, its website said.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
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“Majority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/majority. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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