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The Meaning of majority
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(n.) The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority.
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(n.) The military rank of a major.
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(n.) The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs.
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(n.) The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast.
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(n.) Ancestors; ancestry.
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(n.) 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; as, he is elected by a majority of five hundred votes. See Plurality.
Synonyms
bulk
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legal age
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mass
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absolute majority
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volume
Antonyms
minority
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nonage
Rhymes
authority
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dority
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inferiority
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minority
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priority
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seniority
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sorority
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superiority