What does “majority” mean?
- 1
nounmost of the people or things in a group
The majority of students passed the exam.
- 2
nounthe larger number of votes in an election
The party won a clear majority.
Majority at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /məˈdʒɔrəti/ · muh-JOR-uh-tee
How to use “majority” correctly
Use “majority” with countable nouns (“the majority of people”), not uncountable ones; say “most of the money”, not “the majority of the money”.
Common phrases with “majority”
- the majority of
- vast majority
- majority vote
- in the majority
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- minority
Word family
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