Definition of "majority" []

• The greater number or part; a number more than half of the total. (noun)
• The amount by which the greater number of votes cast, as in an election, exceeds the total number of remaining votes. (noun)
• The political party, group, or faction having the most power by virtue of its larger representation or electoral strength. (noun)
• Law The status of having reached full legal age, with attendant rights and responsibilities. (noun)
• The military rank, commission, or office of a major. (noun)

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• ""The proletarian movement is the _self-conscious, independent movement of the immense majority in the interests of the immense majority_.""
• "The term majority of our cash, we probably should have said almost all of our cash."
• "Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. has returned to the fold, giving the Democrats a 32-30 majority in the state Sen.te-again-and taking the title majority leader."