More than half (50%) of some group.
The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best.
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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.
Those opposing the building plans were in the majority, so the building project was canceled.
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(dated) Legal adulthood, age of majority.
The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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