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submajority

submajority noun: a group that makes up less than a majority, but may form a majority by allying itself with others.

Noun

submajority (plural submajorities)

  1. A group that makes up less than a majority, but may form a majority by allying itself with others.

Forms of submajority

pluralsubmajorities

Origin of submajority

From sub- + majority.

Questions about submajority

What does submajority mean?
Submajority means a group that makes up less than a majority, but may form a majority by allying itself with others.
What part of speech is submajority?
Submajority is a noun.
What is the plural of submajority?
The plural of submajority is submajorities.

Words near submajority in the dictionary

  1. submain
  2. submains
  3. submaintenance
  4. submajor
  5. submajorities
  6. submajority
  7. submajorization
  8. submajorizations
  9. submajorize
  10. submajorized
  11. submajorizes

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