| majority | |
| 1. n. 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. | |
| 2. n. The difference between the winning vote and the rest of the votes | |
| The winner with 53% had a 6% majority over the loser with 47%. | |
| 3. n. (dated) Legal adulthood | |
| By the time I reached my majority, I had already been around the world twice. | |
| 4. n. (UK) 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. | |
| 5. n. ancestors; ancestry. | |
