majority
gb/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/ us/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
A2
Английски
~ 1000
Значения
0 значения
Съществително
A2
quantity
1
more than half of a group
More than half of the people or things in a group.
Модел на употреба:
the majority of [plural noun]
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'majority' with 'most' and use it without 'the' (e.g., 'Majority people' instead of 'The majority of people').
Синоними
most (Less formal and more common in everyday speech; often interchangeable in simple contexts.)
Антоними
minority (Refers to the smaller number or part, opposite of majority in quantity.)
Колокации
vast majority
|clear majority
|simple majority
|majority vote
|majority opinion
Теми
politics
|statistics
|society
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- 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.
Съществително
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.
Модел на употреба:
win a majority in [organization]
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse 'majority' as political control with general numerical majority; context is key.
Синоними
control (General term for having power, but not specific to numbers or voting.)
Антоними
deadlock (A situation where no side has enough votes to win.)
Колокации
parliamentary majority
|majority government
|win a majority
|lose a majority
Теми
politics
|government
|law
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- The party won a majority in the election.
- They lost their majority in parliament.
- The president's party has a big majority.
Съществително
formal
B2
quantity
3
age when person becomes adult by law
The age when the law says you are an adult.
Честа грешка:
Learners may think 'majority' always means 'most', not realizing it can mean legal adulthood.
Синоними
adulthood (Broader and not necessarily tied to legal status.)
Антоними
minority (The state of being under the legal adult age.)
Колокации
reach majority
|attain majority
Теми
law
|society
|relationships
Примери
- He reached the age of majority at eighteen.
- In many countries, the age of majority is 18.
- She will attain her majority next year.
Примери за учащи
- 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.
Граматика
Речникова форма
majority
IPA
GB/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
US/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
Срички и ударение
ma - jor - ity (3 срички)
Stress on 2nd syllable (jor)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: majority
- Plural: majorities
Семейство думи
Forms
majorities
noun
Core family
major
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
majoritarian
adjective C1
Изрази
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.
Примери
- 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.
Примери
- 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.
Примери
- The vast majority of students passed the exam.
- The vast majority agreed with the decision.