1
as in bulks
the largest part or quantity of something
a vast majority of the town's residents support the proposed tax reduction
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as in adulthoods
the state of being fully grown or developed
she will inherit a fortune upon her majority
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Recent Examples of majorities
That would fuel a cycle where narrow majorities in the Senate could alternate between enacting and repealing sweeping policies every time power changes hands, Reeher said.
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The party in power at the White House typically loses congressional seats during campaign years when there's no presidential race, leaving Trump fighting an uphill battle to protect his congressional majorities and secure more second-term wins.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
About 20% of fire department employees responded to the survey, with large majorities of those respondents complaining about discrimination, diversity and inclusion programs and a wide range of organizational issues.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
Democrats are looking for a sweep of the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general races while hoping to also maintain their majorities in both houses of the state Legislature.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2025
At the same time, slim majorities of Americans say the Democratic Party is committed to protecting freedom of press (53%), speech (53%), religion (52%) and free and fair elections (51%).
—Emily Guskin, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
That’s a dip from how the economic system had been viewed in previous polls, which showed slim majorities viewing capitalism positively.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
That included majorities of Democrats and Republicans.
—Noam Levey, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Democratic majorities in the House passed legislation, but Senate Republicans refused to allow a vote on any of them.
—Scott Peters, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The party in power at the White House typically loses congressional seats during campaign years when there's no presidential race, leaving Trump fighting an uphill battle to protect his congressional majorities and secure more second-term wins.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
About 20% of fire department employees responded to the survey, with large majorities of those respondents complaining about discrimination, diversity and inclusion programs and a wide range of organizational issues.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
Democrats are looking for a sweep of the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general races while hoping to also maintain their majorities in both houses of the state Legislature.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2025
At the same time, slim majorities of Americans say the Democratic Party is committed to protecting freedom of press (53%), speech (53%), religion (52%) and free and fair elections (51%).
—Emily Guskin, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
That’s a dip from how the economic system had been viewed in previous polls, which showed slim majorities viewing capitalism positively.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
That included majorities of Democrats and Republicans.
—Noam Levey, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Democratic majorities in the House passed legislation, but Senate Republicans refused to allow a vote on any of them.
—Scott Peters, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for majorities
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McCurdy and Stoner each end their memoirs proud of having emerged into saner adulthoods.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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That move, however, allowed the giant exhibitor to fully redeem all of its 2026 debt maturities.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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One way to do that is through a bond ladder, which staggers individual bonds of different maturities.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Majorities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/majorities. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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