NounSingular majority Plural majorities majority (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 votes received by the winner and the combined votes cast for all other candidates. 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 Do Hillary supporters truly expect the majority of supers to vote against the one with more pledged delegates? Q. It seems they are banking on the supers to do just that. That would be political suicide, for the entire party! You can't disenfranchise the majority of voters by snubbing the candidate who won many more states and won the popular vote. Tim G, that is literally impossible at this point. Michael S, that's why it is a good thing you're not a super delegate. Asked by Mr. J - Thu Mar 20 16:49:06 2008 - - 22 Answers - 0 Comments A. The supers from red states and districts who are running for office will certainly not vote for the Clintons. The Republican Clinton backlash could keep them out of office. McCain may not get the conservative Republicans blood boiling, but the Clintons sure will! Answered by coyotecoup - Thu Mar 20 16:53:45 2008 What does winning the majority of the senate actually mean?
Q. So looks like the Democrats won the majority, but what does this change? Does it influence anything? Also IF McCain becomes president how will the majority of the democrat senate affect his presidency? Thanks I'm trying to learn as much as I can. Asked by Cougar J - Tue Nov 4 21:22:02 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. It means when they screw up the dems won't be able to use the the classic "It's Bush's/Republicans fault" line. It's how it goes. Repubs get a decade in control of the govt and bad things happen so dems get it. They screw up too and the cycle continues... Answered by draco99_99 - Tue Nov 4 21:28:23 2008 From Yahoo Answer 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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