majorities
More than half
Majorities is the plural of majority, which names the greater part of a group or the larger number when a whole is divided.
In voting contexts, a majority means more than half the votes cast, as distinguished from a plurality, which is simply the largest share.
Political parties or coalitions that control more than half the seats in a legislature are called majorities: Democrats held slim majorities in both chambers.
The term also refers to the age at which a person gains full legal rights: She reached her majority at eighteen.
Formal choices recorded
- ballotsVoting forms
- electorateEligible voting body
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- pluralityLargest share among several
landslide · mandate · referendum · supermajority · swing · margin · tally · polls
Shared position between parties
- unanimityComplete group agreement
- concordMutual agreement, peaceful relations
- accordHarmony between parties
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
concurrence · solidarity · unity · like-mindedness · assent · endorsement · groupthink · conformity
Dominant group's control
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- controlAuthority to direct
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
predominance · sovereignty · authority · dominion · rule · governance · subjugation · tyranny
All inhabitants combined
- segmentDistinct part of whole
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- fractionPart divided by whole
- bulkMain mass or size
preponderance · census · percentages · statistics · numerical · sizable · substantial · distribution
votes
Formal choices recorded
- ballotsVoting forms
- electorateEligible voting body
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
plurality · landslide · mandate · referendum · supermajority · swing · margin · tally · polls · runoff
agreement
Shared position between parties
- unanimityComplete group agreement
- concordMutual agreement, peaceful relations
- accordHarmony between parties
alignment · concurrence · solidarity · unity · like-mindedness · assent · endorsement · groupthink · conformity · prevailing
hegemony
Dominant group's control
ascendancy · predominance · sovereignty · authority · dominion · rule · governance · subjugation · tyranny · oppression
population
All inhabitants combined
- segmentDistinct part of whole
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- fractionPart divided by whole
bulk · preponderance · census · percentages · statistics · numerical · sizable · substantial · distribution · representation
- groupingsgroups, categories, classes, divisions, clusters
- parliamentparliament, bills, votes, vote, debate
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- ethnic groupsJews, Arabs, Chinese, Irish, Greeks
- legislationbills, acts, laws, statutes, bill
majoritiesminorities
Smaller portions of populations
minority groups · the few · handfuls · slivers · pluralities
majoritiesminorities
Smaller portions of populations
marginalized groups · underrepresented groups · out-groups · outsiders · underdogs
majoritiesminorities
Smaller portions of populations
dissenters · oppositions · holdouts · objectors · naysayers
- silent majoritiesUnheard moderate masses
- simple majoritiesMore than half wins
major, majority, majors, majored, majoring, majorette, majorly, majordomo, majority rule