majority

1. (countable, uncountable)More than half (50%) of some group.

   The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best.

   Those opposing the building plans were in the majority, so the building project was canceled.

   Mehrheit, Majorität

   большинство́bolʹšinstvó

   бі́льшістьbílʹšistʹ

   (elections) more than half of the votes

2. (broadly, countable, uncommon, uncountable)Any share or fraction that is bigger than any one of its counterpart shares or fractions (of the same whole).

3. (countable, uncountable)In a parliament or legislature, the difference in seats between the ruling party and the opposition; (UK) in an election, the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the second-place candidate, or between the winning candidate and all of the other candidates combined.

   The ruling party had a narrow three-seat majority in the legislature.

   The winner with 53% had a 6% majority over the loser with 47%.

   перевесpereves

4. (countable, dated, uncountable)Legal adulthood, age of majority.

   By the time I reached my majority, I had already been around the world twice.

   Erwachsenenalter

5. (UK, countable, uncountable)The office held by a member of the armed forces in the rank of major.

   On receiving the news of his promotion, Charles Snodgrass said he was delighted to be entering his majority.

6. (countable, uncountable)Ancestors; ancestry.

1. The bill was passed by an overwhelming majority.

   Законопроект було прийнято переважною більшістю. — mkazarian

   ruЗаконопроект был принят подавляющим большинством. — TheWyld

   deDer Gesetzesentwurf wurde mit überwältigender Mehrheit verabschiedet. — xtofu80

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2. A majority voted against the bill.

   deDie Mehrheit stimmte gegen den Gesetzentwurf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. The majority didn't accept the proposal.

   ruБольшинство не приняло предложение. — AntonKhorev

   deDie Mehrheit nahm den Antrag nicht an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. The majority is not always right.

   ruБольшинство не всегда право. — marafon

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5. A majority voted against the measure.

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