01 n. The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority.
pl.
Majorities ((#))
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1.
The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority.
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2.
The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast.
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3.
Ancestors; ancestry.[Obs.]
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4.
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. See: Plurality
Phrases & compounds
To go over to the majority —
to die.