majority
gb/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/ us/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
A2
इंग्रजी
~ 1000
अर्थ
० अर्थ
नाम
A2
quantity
1
more than half of a group
More than half of the people or things in a group.
वापर नमुना:
the majority of [plural noun]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'majority' with 'most' and use it without 'the' (e.g., 'Majority people' instead of 'The majority of people').
समानार्थी शब्द
most (Less formal and more common in everyday speech; often interchangeable in simple contexts.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
minority (Refers to the smaller number or part, opposite of majority in quantity.)
सहप्रयोग
vast majority
|clear majority
|simple majority
|majority vote
|majority opinion
विषय
politics
|statistics
|society
|core_vocabulary
उदाहरणे
- 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- 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.
नाम
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.
वापर नमुना:
win a majority in [organization]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may confuse 'majority' as political control with general numerical majority; context is key.
समानार्थी शब्द
control (General term for having power, but not specific to numbers or voting.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
deadlock (A situation where no side has enough votes to win.)
सहप्रयोग
parliamentary majority
|majority government
|win a majority
|lose a majority
विषय
politics
|government
|law
उदाहरणे
- 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- The party won a majority in the election.
- They lost their majority in parliament.
- The president's party has a big majority.
नाम
formal
B2
quantity
3
age when person becomes adult by law
The age when the law says you are an adult.
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may think 'majority' always means 'most', not realizing it can mean legal adulthood.
समानार्थी शब्द
adulthood (Broader and not necessarily tied to legal status.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
minority (The state of being under the legal adult age.)
सहप्रयोग
reach majority
|attain majority
विषय
law
|society
|relationships
उदाहरणे
- He reached the age of majority at eighteen.
- In many countries, the age of majority is 18.
- She will attain her majority next year.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- 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.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
majority
IPA
GB/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
US/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
ma - jor - ity (३ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 2nd syllable (jor)
शब्दरूपे
Noun
- Base: majority
- Plural: majorities
संबंधित शब्द
Forms
majorities
noun
Core family
major
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
majoritarian
adjective C1
वाक्प्रचार
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.
उदाहरणे
- 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.
उदाहरणे
- 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.
उदाहरणे
- The vast majority of students passed the exam.
- The vast majority agreed with the decision.