Nounmajority (plural majorities)
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A majority, also known as a simple majority in the U.S., is a subset of a group consisting of more than half of the group. This should not be confused with a plurality, which is a subset having the largest number of parts. A plurality is not necessarily a majority, as the largest subset may be less than half of the entire group. In British English, majority and plurality are often used as synonyms; it can also refer to the margin of vote separating the first-place finisher from the second-place finisher, so that a candidate who wins by 1000 votes may be said to have received "a majority of 1000 votes". The term "overall majority" is used in British English to refer to the difference between the number of seats won by the winning party in an election and the combined number of seats for all the other parties in parliament. The term "absolute majority" is used to indicate more than fifty percent of the vote. For example, in a hypothetical group of 40 athletes there are:
In this group, a majority would consist of more than half the total number of athletes, or 21 athletes. The group of all ball sport players together (15 football players + 6 table tennis players = 21) comprise a majority. However, football players, 15 in number, comprise a plurality, not a majority. In British English usage, football players would be described as having a majority of 5 (15 - 10) over sprinters, no individual sport has an absolute majority or an overall majority, and ball players have an overall majority of 2 (21 - 19) over the other sports. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Who is the largest or majority shareholder of the Target corporation? Q. Need to know who has the majority sharehold of Target corporation, and where they are located in the world. Asked by shoemanshoe - Wed Jul 26 11:37:41 2006 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. There is a wealth of information that is easily available by reading their most recent proxy (noted as a "DEF 14A") which is available for free on www.sec.gov. To answer your question specifically, the largest holder of Target shares is: Capital Research and Management Company, based in Los Angeles, California. They own approximately 14% of the company. Answered by mrm33064 - Wed Jul 26 23:10:24 2006 How come survival in a Christian majority country(USA) is much more difficult than in Atheists majority countr? Q. In USA the cost to have health insurance that prevents you from dying is really expensive. And a lot of people go without and then die. The leading cause of bankruptcy in USA is a major illness. And we are a Christian majority nation. So it seems to show that Christian majority nations are usually have much more stressful lives than atheist countries such as denmark or sweden? Asked by Jesus of Nanana. - Fri Aug 13 17:02:20 2010 - - 15 Answers - 0 Comments A. I live in the USA and I do not lead a stressful life, but I have an abundance of peace and freedom from fear and anxiety. I live according to the Word of God, the Bible, and it teaches me how to live in faith, relying on God instead of my own wits, and I have found God to be very faithful to His word. Christian is a very general term; and I am sorry to say only a small percentage of those who call themselves Christians actually pattern their lives after the word of God, the Bible. Answered by wefmeister - Fri Aug 13 17:15:30 2010 How will Israel try to maintain a jewish majority population?
Q. Arab families now in Israel has a much higher birth rate than jews. Eventually they will be the majority unless: Israel imports jews from all over the world or gets rid of Israeli Arab citizens or jews start cranking out babies like there's no tomorrow. Asked by Keff - Sat Jun 5 19:30:14 2010 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments A. They will continue and accelerate their illegal atrocities. Filthy land-grabbing squatter non-nation. Answered by Myoojog - Sat Jun 5 19:33:11 2010 From Yahoo Answer Search: "majority"  cbssports.com Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:46:18 GMT+00:00 CBSSports.com Both of them are greedy While I understand the career life of a NFL player is minimum, the majority of this CBA is about hosing the fans - notice, ...  nfl.fanhouse.com Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:44:20 GMT+00:00 FanHouse Defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth sat out the majority of the Redskins' Tuesday morning practice because "he wasn't feeling well," Washington head coach ...  profit.ndtv.com Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:17:31 GMT+00:00 stake in Cairn India NDTV.com Vedanta Resources said Monday that it would buy from Cairn Energy a stake in its Indian subsidiary for up to $9.6 billion in cash, acquiring with the deal ... Vedanta to pick up majority stake in Cairn India Times of India Vedanta Group acquires majority stake in Cairn India Business Financial News Wire ONGC may counter bid for Cairn Livemint The Guardian - Business Standard - Scotsman From Google News Search: "majority" From Yahoo Image Search: "majority"  democratandchronicle.com unknown Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:13:00 GM An advisory resolution opposing a state plan to put wind turbines in Lake Ontario or Lake Erie has been signed by 12 Monroe County legislators, three short of a . majority. . From Google Blog Search: "majority" A majority, also known as a simple majority in the U.S., is a subset of a group that is more than half of the entire group. This should not be confused with a plurality, which is a subset having the largest number of parts. Sourced
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