Main Entry: ma·jor·i·ty

Pronunciation: \mə-ˈjȯr-ə-tē, -ˈjär-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ma·jor·i·ties

Date: 1552

1 obsolete : the quality or state of being greater
2 a : the age at which full civil rights are accorded b : the status of one who has attained this age
3 a : a number or percentage equaling more than half of a total <a majority of voters> <a two-thirds majority> b : the excess of a majority over the remainder of the total : margin <won by a majority of 10 votes> c : the greater quantity or share <the majority of the time>
4 : the group or political party having the greater number of votes (as in a legislature)
5 : the military office, rank, or commission of a major

— majority adjective