simple majority
Most votes wins
A simple majority is more than half the votes cast—the most basic threshold for winning an election or passing a measure.
Distinguished from supermajorities (two-thirds, three-fourths) that require broader consensus: The bill passed by a simple majority.
Also called a bare majority or absolute majority.
Largest share among several
- ballotsVoting forms
- tallyRecorded count
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
- electorateEligible voting body
polls · threshold · margin · yeas · nays · abstain · count · override
National legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- bicameralHaving two chambers
- unicameralOne legislative chamber
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
ruling party · quorum · deliberation · consensus · majoritarianism · decision-making · assembly · council
plurality
Largest share among several
electorate · polls · threshold · margin · yeas · nays · abstain · count · override · passage
parliament
National legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- bicameralHaving two chambers
- unicameralOne legislative chamber
coalition · ruling party · quorum · deliberation · consensus · majoritarianism · decision-making · assembly · council · board
bill
Amount owed, written
- enactmentPassing into law
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- approvalFavorable opinion given
passage · statute · resolution · measure · amendment · ordinance · motion · adoption · lawmaking · floor vote
- election resultsvictory, defeat, winner, loser, win
- impeachmentimpeachment, articles of impeachment, impeachment inquiry, high crimes, Senate trial
- referendumsreferendum, ballot measure, ballot initiative, proposition, ballot question
- bylawsarticles, voting, clause, membership, provision
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- votesvote, ballot, yea, nay, aye
simple majoritysupermajority
Vote exceeding simple majority
unanimous vote · unanimity · two-thirds majority · unanimous consent · veto
simple majorityunanimity
Complete group agreement
unanimous decision · deadlock · unanimous consent · consensus · acclamation
simple, simply, simplicity, simplify, simplification, simplified, simpler, simplest, simpleton