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majority

/məˈd͡ʒɒɹɪti/
noun
  1. More than half (50%) of some group.

    "The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best."

  2. The difference between the winning vote and the rest of the votes.

    "The winner with 53% had a 6% majority over the loser with 47%."

  3. Legal adulthood.

    "By the time I reached my majority, I had already been around the world twice."

Antonymsminority

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