majority
gb/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/ us/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
A2
إنجليزي
~ 1000
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
A2
quantity
1
more than half of a group
More than half of the people or things in a group.
نمط الاستخدام:
the majority of [plural noun]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'majority' with 'most' and use it without 'the' (e.g., 'Majority people' instead of 'The majority of people').
مرادفات
most (Less formal and more common in everyday speech; often interchangeable in simple contexts.)
أضداد
minority (Refers to the smaller number or part, opposite of majority in quantity.)
تراكيب شائعة
vast majority
|clear majority
|simple majority
|majority vote
|majority opinion
مواضيع
politics
|statistics
|society
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The majority of voters supported the new law.
- A clear majority of the team wanted to change the schedule.
- Women make up the majority in our office.
- The proposal passed by a slim majority.
- The majority of customers prefer online shopping.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The majority of students are in class.
- A majority of people like coffee.
- The majority of cars here are red.
- The majority of my friends live nearby.
اسم
formal
B1
relation
2
control with over half the votes/seats
When one person or group has more than half the votes or seats in politics.
نمط الاستخدام:
win a majority in [organization]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse 'majority' as political control with general numerical majority; context is key.
مرادفات
control (General term for having power, but not specific to numbers or voting.)
أضداد
deadlock (A situation where no side has enough votes to win.)
تراكيب شائعة
parliamentary majority
|majority government
|win a majority
|lose a majority
مواضيع
politics
|government
|law
أمثلة
- The party won a narrow majority in parliament.
- They formed a coalition to secure a majority.
- Losing the majority made it difficult to pass new laws.
- The ruling party maintained its majority after the election.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The party won a majority in the election.
- They lost their majority in parliament.
- The president's party has a big majority.
اسم
formal
B2
quantity
3
age when person becomes adult by law
The age when the law says you are an adult.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may think 'majority' always means 'most', not realizing it can mean legal adulthood.
مرادفات
adulthood (Broader and not necessarily tied to legal status.)
أضداد
minority (The state of being under the legal adult age.)
تراكيب شائعة
reach majority
|attain majority
مواضيع
law
|society
|relationships
أمثلة
- He reached the age of majority at eighteen.
- In many countries, the age of majority is 18.
- She will attain her majority next year.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- You can vote when you reach the age of majority.
- In my country, the age of majority is 18.
- He reached his majority last month.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
majority
IPA
GB/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
US/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
المقاطع والنبر
ma - jor - ity (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (jor)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: majority
- Plural: majorities
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
majorities
noun
Core family
major
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
majoritarian
adjective C1
تعبيرات
by a majority of [number] to [number]
1/bˈaɪ ə məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti əv nˈʌmbɚ tə nˈʌmbɚ/
fixed phrase
voting result margin phrase
Used to show how many more votes one side got than another.
أمثلة
- The bill passed by a majority of 60 to 40.
- They approved it by a majority of 5 to 2.
majority rule
1/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti ɹˈul/
fixed phrase
system where most votes win
A system where more than half the votes decide what happens.
أمثلة
- Democracy is based on majority rule.
- Majority rule decided the outcome.
the vast majority
1/ðə vˈæst məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
fixed phrase
almost all of something
Almost all the people or things in a group.
أمثلة
- The vast majority of students passed the exam.
- The vast majority agreed with the decision.