Plural of majority
regular plural
The plural of majority is majorities.
Forms of majority
| Singular | majority /məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪti/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | majorities |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Majorities in a sentence
- As political analyst Sean Trende posited in the book “The Lost Majority,” history is filled with examples of majorities falling apart and the parties coming in and out of power.2021 October 17, Harry Enten, “Why neither party has a sustainable political majority”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2022
- It’s the inability of even large bipartisan majorities to get what they want on issues like these.2019 March 5, Tim Wu, “The Oppression of the Supermajority”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2021. From the entry supermajority
- The idea of conspiracy theorizing as (attempted) self-empowerment is an important one, again for both majorities and minorities.2014, Michael Butter, Maurus Reinkowski, Conspiracy Theories in the United States and the Middle East: A Comparative Approach, Walter de…. From the entry conspiracy theorize
- Last year, President Obama had large majorities in Congress and hopes of passing a comprehensive climate and energy bill.2010, John M. Broder, "Global Climate-Change Talks Begin in Cancun With More Modest Expectations", New York Times, November 30, Section A…. From the entry dubious
Meaning of majority
- noun More than half (50%) of some group.
- noun Any share or fraction that is bigger than any one of its counterpart shares or fractions (of the same whole).
- 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.
Questions about the plural of majority
- What is the plural of majority?
- The plural of majority is majorities.
- Is majority countable?
- Majority is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: majority (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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