majorities
USmuh-JAH-ri-teez/məˈd͡ʒɑ.ɹɪtiz/UKmuh-JO-ri-teez/məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪtiz/
- 1Plural of majority.
The party secured comfortable majorities in three consecutive elections.
Slim majorities can make it hard to pass controversial legislation.
Note
The form you need when there is more than one vote, chamber or country to talk about: majorities in both houses, majorities across three elections. It suits the margin meaning well, since each contest produces its own figure. It also lets you set thresholds side by side, as in simple and qualified majorities. Where a single group is meant, as in the majority of voters, the singular stays.
majorities is a form of majority
majority, noun: More than half of the people or things that make up a group. Full entry
- Forms
- majoritymajorities plural
- Spelling
- majority → majorities: change y to i, add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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