absolute majority
absolute majority · absolute majorities
більшість
абсолютное большинство
absolute Mehrheit
A true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being countedA true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being counted.
US/ˈæb.səˌlut məˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɪ.ti/
» They had the absolute majority on this one.
Meaning
1 sensesA true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being counted.
The idea of an absolute majority is somewhat ambiguous, sometimes simply meaning a majority of the vote total and sometimes a majority of all eligible voters.
absolute Mehrheit
абсолютное большинствоabsoljutnoje bolʹšinstvo
More definitions
- (elections) more than half of the votes
Examples
2 sentencesThey had the absolute majority on this one.
The XYZ party won an absolute majority.
ruПартия XYZ получила абсолютное большинство голосов. — odexed
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
>50% of the counted item, esp. votes:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
>50% of the counted item, esp. votes:
Forms
plural: absolute majorities| Singular | absolute majority |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- (elections) more than half of the votes:majority