majoritarianism

noun

ma·​jor·​i·​tar·​i·​an·​ism mə-ˌjȯr-ə-ˈter-ē-ə-ˌni-zəm 

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: the philosophy or practice according to which decisions of an organized group should be made by a numerical majority of its members

Examples of majoritarianism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s true in theory, but not nearly as true in practice precisely because majoritarianism logically can’t be about the peaceful transfer of power when so many important decisions are being made by majorities. —John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

Elitism and majoritarianism are not conducive to prosperity. —Suwanna Gauntlett, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025

One of them, Christopher Caldwell, is an advocate for untrammeled majoritarianism. —Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018

But if Hinduism is intrinsic to the Bollywood machinery, so, of course, is Khan — and the country’s many Muslim superstars and invisible artisans, past and present: a signifier of the essential pluralism beneath the country’s majoritarianism. —Mallika Rao, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for majoritarianism

• antiquarianism
• congregationalism
• constitutionalism
• cosmopolitanism
• electromagnetism
• environmentalism
• epicureanism
• evangelicalism
• experimentalism
• hyperparathyroidism
• hypoparathyroidism
• individualism