majority Definition

majority
noun majorities

1a. The greater number; the largest group; the bulk;

Example: The majority of the population is in favour
Thesaurus: preponderance, bulk, mass, plurality, greater number; Antonym: minority.
1b. as adj.

Example: a majority verdict
2. The difference between the greater and the lesser number.
3. The winning margin of votes in an election549.

Example: a Labour majority of 2
4. The age at which someone legally becomes an adult. See major (noun 4). Compare minority.

Idiom: go over to the majority (join the majority)

euphemistic
To die.

Idiom: in the majority

Forming the larger group or greater part.

Etymology: 16c: from French majorité, from Latin majoritas; see major.

Info:

○ Strictly, in sense 1 majority should only be used with reference to several things that could be numbered or counted:

○ It should not be used when referring to things that are not countable, such as substances and concepts:

○ Although it is a singular noun, majority usually takes a plural verb in this sense, as in the examples given above.