majority
gb/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/ us/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
A2
英語
~ 1000
語義
0件の語義
名詞
A2
quantity
1
more than half of a group
More than half of the people or things in a group.
用法パターン：
the majority of [plural noun]
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'majority' with 'most' and use it without 'the' (e.g., 'Majority people' instead of 'The majority of people').
類義語
most (Less formal and more common in everyday speech; often interchangeable in simple contexts.)
対義語
minority (Refers to the smaller number or part, opposite of majority in quantity.)
コロケーション
vast majority
|clear majority
|simple majority
|majority vote
|majority opinion
テーマ
politics
|statistics
|society
|core_vocabulary
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- 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.
名詞
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.
用法パターン：
win a majority in [organization]
よくある間違い：
Learners may confuse 'majority' as political control with general numerical majority; context is key.
類義語
control (General term for having power, but not specific to numbers or voting.)
対義語
deadlock (A situation where no side has enough votes to win.)
コロケーション
parliamentary majority
|majority government
|win a majority
|lose a majority
テーマ
politics
|government
|law
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- The party won a majority in the election.
- They lost their majority in parliament.
- The president's party has a big majority.
名詞
formal
B2
quantity
3
age when person becomes adult by law
The age when the law says you are an adult.
よくある間違い：
Learners may think 'majority' always means 'most', not realizing it can mean legal adulthood.
類義語
adulthood (Broader and not necessarily tied to legal status.)
対義語
minority (The state of being under the legal adult age.)
コロケーション
reach majority
|attain majority
テーマ
law
|society
|relationships
例文
- He reached the age of majority at eighteen.
- In many countries, the age of majority is 18.
- She will attain her majority next year.
学習者向け例文
- 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.
文法
辞書形
majority
IPA
GB/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
US/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
音節・強勢
ma - jor - ity （3音節）
Stress on 2nd syllable (jor)
活用形
Noun
- Base: majority
- Plural: majorities
関連語
Forms
majorities
noun
Core family
major
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
majoritarian
adjective C1
表現
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.
例文
- 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.
例文
- 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.
例文
- The vast majority of students passed the exam.
- The vast majority agreed with the decision.