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majority AC /məˈdʒɒrəti, məˈdʒɒrɪti $ məˈdʒɔː-, məˈdʒɑː-/ noun 1. most people or things in a groupadjectivesa large majority A large majority of patients said they were satisfied with the treatment they had received. the vast/overwhelming majority (=almost all) In the vast majority of cases, death is due to natural causes.the silent majority (=the ordinary people in a society, who do not make their opinions known) She said she was speaking on behalf of the silent majority of ordinary people.verbsmake up/form the majority Foreign workers formed the majority of the labour force. | Women make up the majority of elderly people needing care.represent the majority This newspaper does not represent the majority of British people.majority + nounsa majority decision Everyone agreed to abide by the majority decision.a majority judgment/verdict (=a legal decision agreed by most members of a committee or jury) The jury found him guilty by a majority verdict.the majority view (=what most people think) The majority view was that he should resign.majority support She had the majority support of her staff.majority approval The new plan got majority approval.a majority stake/interest (=ownership of more than 50% of a company) Their majority stake in the film company may have to be sold.a majority shareholder/owner (=someone who owns more than half the shares in a company) He is chairman and majority shareholder of the company.the majority culture/language/religion These young immigrants feel alienated from the majority culture.prepositionsthe majority of sb/sth The majority of people agreed with the government’s decision.be in a/the majority (=form the largest group) In this city, Muslims are in a majority.2. the difference in the number of votes when a law or decision is made, or a person or government is elected adjectives/nouns + majoritya large/huge/small majority Parliament voted by a large majority to change the law. | Their small majority could make it difficult for them to pass some legislation.a narrow/slim majority (=very small) The bill was passed by a narrow majority, by 151 to 144.an overwhelming majority (=very large) The Senate approved the bill by an overwhelming majority. a landslide majority (=used when a government or leader wins by a very large majority) Aristide was elected president with a landslide majority.a comfortable/solid majority (=rather large) The government won the vote with a comfortable majority.an overall majority (=more votes than any other political party) The party lost its overall majority in Parliament.an outright/clear/absolute majority (=one that makes a party or person clearly the winner of the election) None of the parties had an outright majority.a simple majority (=used when more than half the people vote in favour of a decision, law etc) A simple majority vote is required to impose the punishment.a two-thirds/three to one etc majority (=used when comparing the number of votes for and against someone or something) A change in the constitution requires a two-thirds majority in both houses of Parliament. a Socialist/Republican/Democratic etc majority (=a situation in which the Socialists, Republicans etc have more votes than the other parties) There was a Socialist majority in the national elections.a parliamentary majority (=a situation in which one party has more seats than others in a parliament) The Conservative Party increased its parliamentary majority.a working majority BrE (=enough support in parliament to make laws and rule a country) The party lacked a working majority.verbshave/hold/command a majority The Democratic party has a majority in the Senate. | After the election, no single party held a majority.win/get/gain a majority The Conservative Party failed to win a majority. | If no one gets an overall majority, the vote is repeated.increase a majority (=get more votes than you had before) Labour increased its majority in the area.lose a majority The Republicans lost their narrow majority in Congress at the midterm elections.retain your majority (=keep it) They were able to retain their majority.defend a majority (=try not to lose it) He is defending a majority of 400 against his Labour opponent.overturn a majority (=win a majority that previously belonged to someone else) She hoped to overturn a Conservative majority of 2,221.majority + nounsa majority vote (=a vote by more than half the group) The union takes decisions by a majority vote.the majority party (=the political party with the most seats in a parliament) At that time, Labour was the majority party in Parliament.a majority government (=with more than half the votes in an election) They did not receive enough support to form a majority government.prepositionsby a majority (=with a majority) He won by a majority of 500.with a majority She returned to power with a large majority.a majority over sb/sth Her majority over the other candidate was 601.

词组	majority
释义	majority AC /məˈdʒɒrəti, məˈdʒɒrɪti $ məˈdʒɔː-, məˈdʒɑː-/ noun 1. most people or things in a groupadjectivesa large majority A large majority of patients said they were satisfied with the treatment they had received. the vast/overwhelming majority (=almost all) In the vast majority of cases, death is due to natural causes.the silent majority (=the ordinary people in a society, who do not make their opinions known) She said she was speaking on behalf of the silent majority of ordinary people.verbsmake up/form the majority Foreign workers formed the majority of the labour force. \| Women make up the majority of elderly people needing care.represent the majority This newspaper does not represent the majority of British people.majority + nounsa majority decision Everyone agreed to abide by the majority decision.a majority judgment/verdict (=a legal decision agreed by most members of a committee or jury) The jury found him guilty by a majority verdict.the majority view (=what most people think) The majority view was that he should resign.majority support She had the majority support of her staff.majority approval The new plan got majority approval.a majority stake/interest (=ownership of more than 50% of a company) Their majority stake in the film company may have to be sold.a majority shareholder/owner (=someone who owns more than half the shares in a company) He is chairman and majority shareholder of the company.the majority culture/language/religion These young immigrants feel alienated from the majority culture.prepositionsthe majority of sb/sth The majority of people agreed with the government’s decision.be in a/the majority (=form the largest group) In this city, Muslims are in a majority.2. the difference in the number of votes when a law or decision is made, or a person or government is elected adjectives/nouns + majoritya large/huge/small majority Parliament voted by a large majority to change the law. \| Their small majority could make it difficult for them to pass some legislation.a narrow/slim majority (=very small) The bill was passed by a narrow majority, by 151 to 144.an overwhelming majority (=very large) The Senate approved the bill by an overwhelming majority. a landslide majority (=used when a government or leader wins by a very large majority) Aristide was elected president with a landslide majority.a comfortable/solid majority (=rather large) The government won the vote with a comfortable majority.an overall majority (=more votes than any other political party) The party lost its overall majority in Parliament.an outright/clear/absolute majority (=one that makes a party or person clearly the winner of the election) None of the parties had an outright majority.a simple majority (=used when more than half the people vote in favour of a decision, law etc) A simple majority vote is required to impose the punishment.a two-thirds/three to one etc majority (=used when comparing the number of votes for and against someone or something) A change in the constitution requires a two-thirds majority in both houses of Parliament. a Socialist/Republican/Democratic etc majority (=a situation in which the Socialists, Republicans etc have more votes than the other parties) There was a Socialist majority in the national elections.a parliamentary majority (=a situation in which one party has more seats than others in a parliament) The Conservative Party increased its parliamentary majority.a working majority BrE (=enough support in parliament to make laws and rule a country) The party lacked a working majority.verbshave/hold/command a majority The Democratic party has a majority in the Senate. \| After the election, no single party held a majority.win/get/gain a majority The Conservative Party failed to win a majority. \| If no one gets an overall majority, the vote is repeated.increase a majority (=get more votes than you had before) Labour increased its majority in the area.lose a majority The Republicans lost their narrow majority in Congress at the midterm elections.retain your majority (=keep it) They were able to retain their majority.defend a majority (=try not to lose it) He is defending a majority of 400 against his Labour opponent.overturn a majority (=win a majority that previously belonged to someone else) She hoped to overturn a Conservative majority of 2,221.majority + nounsa majority vote (=a vote by more than half the group) The union takes decisions by a majority vote.the majority party (=the political party with the most seats in a parliament) At that time, Labour was the majority party in Parliament.a majority government (=with more than half the votes in an election) They did not receive enough support to form a majority government.prepositionsby a majority (=with a majority) He won by a majority of 500.with a majority She returned to power with a large majority.a majority over sb/sth Her majority over the other candidate was 601.
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