- 1. n. The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority. Source: opted
- 2. n. The military rank of a major. Source: opted
- 3. n. The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs. Source: opted
- 4. n. The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast. Source: opted
- 5. n. Ancestors; ancestry. Source: opted
- 6. n. The amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially, the number by which the votes for a successful candidate exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected by a majority of five hundred votes. See Plurality. Source: opted
- 7. n. the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part Source: wordnet
- 8. n. (elections) more than half of the votes Source: wordnet
- 9. n. the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs Source: wordnet
- 10. 1. The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority. Specifically: (a) The military rank of a major. (b) The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs. 2. The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast. 3. Etym: [Cf. L. majores.] Ancestors; ancestry. [Obs.] 4. The amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially, the number by which the votes for a successful candidate exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected by a majority of five hundred votes. See Plurality. To go over to, or To join, the majority, to die. Source: webster
- 11. Ancestors; ancestry. [Obs.] Source: adambom
- 12. n:100 n. the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part n. (elections) more than half of the votes n. the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs Source: ecdict
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