'Majority' definitions:

Definition of 'majority'

(from WordNet)
noun
The property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished" [syn: majority, bulk] [ant: minority]
noun
(elections) more than half of the votes [syn: majority, absolute majority]
noun
The age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs [syn: majority, legal age] [ant: minority, nonage]

Definition of 'Majority'

From: GCIDE
  • Majority \Ma*jor"i*ty\, n.; pl. Majorities. [F. majorit['e]. See Major.]
  • 1. The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority. Specifically: (a) The military rank of a major. (b) The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. [Cf. L. majores.] Ancestors; ancestry. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 4. The amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially, the number by which the votes for a successful candidate exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected by a majority of five hundred votes. See Plurality. [1913 Webster]
  • To go over to the majority or To join the majority, to die. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'majority'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Majority'