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absolute majority

US/ˈæb.səˌlut məˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɪ.ti/

absolute majority noun: a true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being counted.

Noun

absolute majority (plural absolute majorities)

  1. A true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being counted.
    • 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.

absolute majority meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malay and Indonesian

absolute majority in Hindi

>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
अर्द्धशताधिक बहुमत arddhaśtādhik bahumat, पूर्ण बहुमत pūrṇ bahumat

absolute majority in Tamil

>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
தனிப்பெரும்பான்மை taṉipperumpāṉmai

absolute majority in Malay

>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
majoriti mutlak

absolute majority in Indonesian

>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
mayoritas mutlak
More languagesFewer languages
absolute majority in Persian
اکثریت مطلق aksariyat-e motlaq

Synonyms of absolute majority

Forms of absolute majority

pluralabsolute majorities

Questions about absolute majority

What does absolute majority mean?
Absolute majority means a true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being counted.
What is absolute majority in Hindi?
Absolute majority in Hindi is अर्द्धशताधिक बहुमत (arddhaśtādhik bahumat), पूर्ण बहुमत (pūrṇ bahumat). See Absolute majority meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is absolute majority?
Absolute majority is a noun.
How do you pronounce absolute majority?
Absolute majority is pronounced /ˈæb.səˌlut məˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɪ.ti/ (US).
What is the plural of absolute majority?
The plural of absolute majority is absolute majorities.

Words near absolute majority in the dictionary

  1. absolute loader
  2. absolute loaders
  3. absolute magnitude
  4. absolute magnitudes
  5. absolute majorities
  6. absolute majority
  7. absolute mean
  8. absolute means
  9. absolute monarch
  10. absolute monarchies
  11. absolute monarchs

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