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majority in Arabic

غَالِبِيَّة ḡālibiyya

UK/məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪti//məˈd͡ʒɑ.ɹɪti/

majority in Arabic: غَالِبِيَّة (ḡālibiyya), أَغْلَبِيّة (ʔaḡlabiyya), أَكْثَرِيَّة (ʔakṯariyya), مُعْظَم (muʕẓam). In English, majority means more than half (50%) of some group.

Arabic words for majority

more than half
غَالِبِيَّة ḡālibiyya, أَغْلَبِيّة ʔaḡlabiyya, أَكْثَرِيَّة ʔakṯariyya, مُعْظَم muʕẓam

English meaning of majority

  1. noun More than half (50%) of some group.
  2. noun Any share or fraction that is bigger than any one of its counterpart shares or fractions (of the same whole).
  3. noun In a parliament or legislature, the difference in seats between the ruling party and the opposition; (UK) in an election, the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the second-place candidate, or between the winning candidate and all of the other candidates combined.
  4. noun Legal adulthood, age of majority.

Full definition of majority

majority in a sentence

  • The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best.
  • Those opposing the building plans were in the majority, so the building project was canceled.
  • The ruling party had a narrow three-seat majority in the legislature.

Synonyms of majority

majority in other languages

Questions about majority in Arabic

What is the meaning of majority in Arabic?
Majority in Arabic is غَالِبِيَّة (ḡālibiyya), أَغْلَبِيّة (ʔaḡlabiyya), أَكْثَرِيَّة (ʔakṯariyya), مُعْظَم (muʕẓam).
ما معنى كلمة majority؟
Majority: غَالِبِيَّة (ḡālibiyya), أَغْلَبِيّة (ʔaḡlabiyya), أَكْثَرِيَّة (ʔakṯariyya), مُعْظَم (muʕẓam).
What does majority mean in English?
Majority means more than half (50%) of some group.

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