majority rule

noun

: a political principle providing that a majority usually constituted by fifty percent plus one of an organized group will have the power to make decisions binding upon the whole

Examples of majority rule in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Council members currently use a simple majority system of five or more votes to pass new laws, but a two-thirds majority rule change of the nine Council members would make selecting an acting mayor more arduous, especially given frequent Council splits on divisive issues. —Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026

As the institutions that hold democracy together are quietly hollowed out and the very definition of democracy is rewritten as being simply majority rule, universal values – human dignity and the rule of law – are replaced with a fierce nationalism, a proud victimhood, and a rewriting of history. —Literary Hub, 21 May 2026

The appellate court, the majority rules on the appellate court. —Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026

Californians don’t have to imagine what unchecked majority rule looks like. —Jeremy Dalrymple, Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for majority rule

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