absolute majority

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.səˌlut məˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɪ.ti/, /ˌæb.səˈljut məˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɪ.ti/
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Noun

absolute majority (plural absolute majorities)

  1. A true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being counted.
    Synonyms: majority (in its usual sense), simple majority (in one of its senses)
    Hypernym: majority (in its broadest sense)
    Hyponyms: supermajority, qualified majority
    Coordinate terms: simple majority (plurality sense), relative majority, plurality, minority, qualified minority, superminority
    The idea of an absolute majority is somewhat ambiguous, sometimes simply meaning a majority of the vote total and sometimes a majority of all eligible voters.

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