Synonyms:
majority, bulk
Meaning: the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"
Synonyms:
majority, absolute_majority
Meaning: (elections) more than half of the votes
Synonyms:
majority, legal_age
Meaning: the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs
Usage examples
White majority, thirty-nine.
The parrots, like the majority in South America, are of the green type.
He now had the Senate, the Executive and a majority of the Court of last resort.
With the majority the bark of thought is allowed to "drift" upon the ocean of life.
The hour for opening the inquest was at hand and the majority of the witnesses were present.
Indeed, I think I have the majority with me now, as the events of last night pretty plainly show."
Mr. Greeley received nearly three million votes, while General Grant received a half million majority.
It even passed by a majority among the commons, that these proposals should be transmitted to the King.
Again, in 1876, Hayes was declared elected President by a majority of one vote in the electoral college.
The force of repetition is great; it is, in fact, taken by a vast majority of men as the equivalent of proof.