majority

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Synonyms: majorite, maturity, minority, majorly, majorate, pejority, masorite, majorat, majoring, majorism, majorian

Antonyms: majorite, maturity, minority, majorly, majorate, pejority, masorite, majorat, majoring, majorism, majorian

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Noun

1. More than [[half]] (50%) of some group.
2. {{lb|en|uncommon|broad}} Any [[share#Noun|share]] or [[fraction#Noun|fraction]] that is bigger than any one of its [[counterpart]] shares or fractions (of the same [[whole#Noun|whole]]).
3. In a parliament or legislature, the difference in seats between the ruling party and the opposition; {{lb|en|UK}} in an election, the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the second-place candidate, or between the winning candidate and all of the other candidates combined.
4. {{lb|en|dated}} Legal adulthood, [[age of majority]].
5. {{lb|en|UK}} The office held by a member of the armed forces in the rank of major.
6. [[ancestor|Ancestors]]; [[ancestry]].

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