Definition of majority
plural majorities
1
obsolete
: the quality or state of being greater
2 a
: the age at which full civil rights are accorded
- The age of majority in the U.S. is 18.
b
: the status of one who has attained this age
- graduated … before he had attained his majority
- —W. L. Burrage
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
- majorities and colonelcies were thick as June blackberries
- —Dixon Wecter
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