supramajority
supramajority is the alternative form of supermajority.
Meaning of supermajority
Noun
supermajority (plural supermajorities)
- A majority of the items being counted that reaches some preset threshold significantly greater than 50 percent, such as two thirds.
- It was in order to exclude not water, but the light of day, that the Roblin Government kept its super-majority on the Public Accounts Committee working under such heavy pressure, with two foremen on the job, Taylor and Coldwell, who kept them so hard at it that the Liberals were prevented from...1915 April 2, “‘Caisson Disease’ in a Severe Form”, in Manitoba Free Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba, page 9, column 2
- Synonyms:
- qualified majority
Forms of supramajority
| plural | supramajorities |
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Origin of supramajority
From supra- + majority.
Questions about supramajority
- What is supramajority the alternative form of?
- Supramajority is the alternative form of supermajority.
Words near supramajority in the dictionary
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