majority
gb/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/ us/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
A2
ইংরেজি
~ 1000
অর্থসমূহ
০টি অর্থ
বিশেষ্য
A2
quantity
1
more than half of a group
More than half of the people or things in a group.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
the majority of [plural noun]
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners sometimes confuse 'majority' with 'most' and use it without 'the' (e.g., 'Majority people' instead of 'The majority of people').
সমার্থক শব্দ
most (Less formal and more common in everyday speech; often interchangeable in simple contexts.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
minority (Refers to the smaller number or part, opposite of majority in quantity.)
কলোকেশন
vast majority
|clear majority
|simple majority
|majority vote
|majority opinion
বিষয়
politics
|statistics
|society
|core_vocabulary
উদাহরণ
- 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.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- 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.
বিশেষ্য
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.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
win a majority in [organization]
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners may confuse 'majority' as political control with general numerical majority; context is key.
সমার্থক শব্দ
control (General term for having power, but not specific to numbers or voting.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
deadlock (A situation where no side has enough votes to win.)
কলোকেশন
parliamentary majority
|majority government
|win a majority
|lose a majority
বিষয়
politics
|government
|law
উদাহরণ
- 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.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- The party won a majority in the election.
- They lost their majority in parliament.
- The president's party has a big majority.
বিশেষ্য
formal
B2
quantity
3
age when person becomes adult by law
The age when the law says you are an adult.
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners may think 'majority' always means 'most', not realizing it can mean legal adulthood.
সমার্থক শব্দ
adulthood (Broader and not necessarily tied to legal status.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
minority (The state of being under the legal adult age.)
কলোকেশন
reach majority
|attain majority
বিষয়
law
|society
|relationships
উদাহরণ
- He reached the age of majority at eighteen.
- In many countries, the age of majority is 18.
- She will attain her majority next year.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- 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.
ব্যাকরণ
অভিধানিক রূপ
majority
IPA
GB/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
US/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
শব্দাংশ ও জোর
ma - jor - ity (৩টি শব্দাংশ)
Stress on 2nd syllable (jor)
শব্দরূপ
Noun
- Base: majority
- Plural: majorities
সম্পর্কিত শব্দ
Forms
majorities
noun
Core family
major
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
majoritarian
adjective C1
অভিব্যক্তি
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.
উদাহরণ
- 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.
উদাহরণ
- 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.
উদাহরণ
- The vast majority of students passed the exam.
- The vast majority agreed with the decision.