majority
gb/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/ us/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
A2
Ingles
~ 1000
többség, nagykorúság korhatára, nagykorúság
PANGNGALAN
A2
1
többség
B1
Padron ng paggamit:
the majority of [plural noun]
The majority of voters supported the new law.
A választók többsége támogatta az új törvényt.
A clear majority of the team wanted to change the schedule.
A csapat tagjainak egyértelmű többsége változtatni akart az időbeosztáson.
Women make up the majority in our office.
The proposal passed by a slim majority.
The majority of customers prefer online shopping.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
The majority of students are in class.
A diákok többsége órán van.
A majority of people like coffee.
Az emberek többsége szereti a kávét.
The majority of cars here are red.
The majority of my friends live nearby.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'majority' with 'most' and use it without 'the' (e.g., 'Majority people' instead of 'The majority of people').
Kahulugan
more than half of a group
Mga kolokasyon
vast majority
|clear majority
|simple majority
|majority vote
|majority opinion
Mga kasingkahulugan
most (Less formal and more common in everyday speech; often interchangeable in simple contexts.)
Mga kasalungat
minority (Refers to the smaller number or part, opposite of majority in quantity.)
Mga tema
politics
|statistics
|society
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
More than half of the people or things in a group.
The greater number or part of a total, more than half of the whole amount or group.
PANGNGALAN
B1
FORMAL
2
többség
B2
Padron ng paggamit:
win a majority in [organization]
The party won a narrow majority in parliament.
A párt szűk többséget szerzett a parlamentben.
They formed a coalition to secure a majority.
Koalíciót alakítottak, hogy biztosítsák a többséget.
Losing the majority made it difficult to pass new laws.
The ruling party maintained its majority after the election.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
The party won a majority in the election.
A párt többséget szerzett a választáson.
They lost their majority in parliament.
Elvesztették a többségüket a parlamentben.
The president's party has a big majority.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse 'majority' as political control with general numerical majority; context is key.
Kahulugan
control with over half the votes/seats
Mga kolokasyon
parliamentary majority
|majority government
|win a majority
|lose a majority
Mga kasingkahulugan
control (General term for having power, but not specific to numbers or voting.)
Mga kasalungat
deadlock (A situation where no side has enough votes to win.)
Mga tema
politics
|government
|law
Depinisyon
When one person or group has more than half the votes or seats in politics.
Control in a legislative body or decision-making process achieved by having more than half of the votes or seats.
PANGNGALAN
B2
FORMAL
3
He reached the age of majority at eighteen.
Tizennyolc évesen elérte a nagykorúságot.
In many countries, the age of majority is 18.
Sok országban a nagykorúság korhatára 18 év.
She will attain her majority next year.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
You can vote when you reach the age of majority.
Szavazhatsz, amikor eléred a nagykorúságot.
In my country, the age of majority is 18.
Az országomban a nagykorúság korhatára 18 év.
He reached his majority last month.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may think 'majority' always means 'most', not realizing it can mean legal adulthood.
Kahulugan
age when person becomes adult by law
Mga kolokasyon
reach majority
|attain majority
Mga kasingkahulugan
adulthood (Broader and not necessarily tied to legal status.)
Mga kasalungat
minority (The state of being under the legal adult age.)
Mga tema
law
|society
|relationships
Depinisyon
The age when the law says you are an adult.
The age at which a person is legally considered an adult and gains full legal rights and responsibilities.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
majority
IPA
GB/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
US/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
Mga pantig at diin
ma - jor - ity (3 pantig)
Stress on 2nd syllable (jor)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: majority
- Plural: majorities
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
majorities
noun
Core family
major
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
majoritarian
adjective C1
Mga ekspresyon
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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- The vast majority of students passed the exam.
- The vast majority agreed with the decision.