simple majority
(North America) : (of a motion) more votes in favor of a proposition than against it.
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Unveiled by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Republicans plan to advance the spending package using reconciliation, a process by which the Senate can move legislation with a simple majority and avoid the 60-vote threshold…
Some months ago I said the Republicans were going to do this in a reconciliation bill (only requires a simple majority) ppl got pissed off and some blocked me. Well.
Too bad there was never even a simple majority of actual Democrats who could have allowed him to pack the court by blowing up the filibuster rule. (Manchin and Sinema don't count.)
The 'red' part is rural Georgia. The part that makes Georgia what it is, not so much. Btw, dipshit got 50.8% of the 2024 presidential vote. (A very slim simple majority.)
I understand that and I fully expect the Senator does too. However, a simple majority will allow these nominees to get a lifetime appointment and Republicans are going to push them through regardless of these type of…
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(North America) : (of a motion) more votes in favor of a proposition than against it.
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(UK, informal) : The largest share of the item being counted.
“Unveiled by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Republicans plan to advance the spending package using reconciliation, a process by which the Senate can move legislation with a simple majority and avoid the 60-vote threshold typically required to overcome the filibuster.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Some months ago I said the Republicans were going to do this in a reconciliation bill (only requires a simple majority) ppl got pissed off and some blocked me. Well.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Too bad there was never even a simple majority of actual Democrats who could have allowed him to pack the court by blowing up the filibuster rule. (Manchin and Sinema don't count.)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The 'red' part is rural Georgia. The part that makes Georgia what it is, not so much. Btw, dipshit got 50.8% of the 2024 presidential vote. (A very slim simple majority.)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I understand that and I fully expect the Senator does too. However, a simple majority will allow these nominees to get a lifetime appointment and Republicans are going to push them through regardless of these type of responses. Senator Coons can’t do much more than expose it.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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- supermajority75%
(chiefly, North American) A majority of the items being counted that reaches some preset threshold significantly greater than 50 percent, such as two thirds.
- majority71%
More than half (50%) of some group.
- relative majority69%
(UK) A plurality (A number of votes which is greater than the number of votes gained by any others, but which is less than a majority.).
- qualified majority69%
(chiefly, UK) A majority in a vote that reaches a preset threshold value significantly larger than 50%, such as , often required instead of a simple majority for reaching a decision; particularly on important matters, such as modifying the bylaws of an association.