majority
gb/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/ us/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 1000
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
A2
quantity
1
more than half of a group
More than half of the people or things in a group.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
the majority of [plural noun]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'majority' with 'most' and use it without 'the' (e.g., 'Majority people' instead of 'The majority of people').
Συνώνυμα
most (Less formal and more common in everyday speech; often interchangeable in simple contexts.)
Αντώνυμα
minority (Refers to the smaller number or part, opposite of majority in quantity.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
vast majority
|clear majority
|simple majority
|majority vote
|majority opinion
Θέματα
politics
|statistics
|society
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Ουσιαστικό
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.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
win a majority in [organization]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse 'majority' as political control with general numerical majority; context is key.
Συνώνυμα
control (General term for having power, but not specific to numbers or voting.)
Αντώνυμα
deadlock (A situation where no side has enough votes to win.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
parliamentary majority
|majority government
|win a majority
|lose a majority
Θέματα
politics
|government
|law
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The party won a majority in the election.
- They lost their majority in parliament.
- The president's party has a big majority.
Ουσιαστικό
formal
B2
quantity
3
age when person becomes adult by law
The age when the law says you are an adult.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may think 'majority' always means 'most', not realizing it can mean legal adulthood.
Συνώνυμα
adulthood (Broader and not necessarily tied to legal status.)
Αντώνυμα
minority (The state of being under the legal adult age.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
reach majority
|attain majority
Θέματα
law
|society
|relationships
Παραδείγματα
- He reached the age of majority at eighteen.
- In many countries, the age of majority is 18.
- She will attain her majority next year.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
majority
IPA
GB/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
US/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
ma - jor - ity (3 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (jor)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: majority
- Plural: majorities
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
majorities
noun
Core family
major
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
majoritarian
adjective C1
Εκφράσεις
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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- The vast majority of students passed the exam.
- The vast majority agreed with the decision.