majority
gb/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/ us/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
A2
İngilizce
~ 1000
többség, nagykorúság korhatára, nagykorúság
İSIM
A2
1
többség
B1
Kullanım kalıbı:
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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
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.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'majority' with 'most' and use it without 'the' (e.g., 'Majority people' instead of 'The majority of people').
Anlam
more than half of a group
Eşdizimler
vast majority
|clear majority
|simple majority
|majority vote
|majority opinion
Eş anlamlılar
most (Less formal and more common in everyday speech; often interchangeable in simple contexts.)
Zıt anlamlılar
minority (Refers to the smaller number or part, opposite of majority in quantity.)
Konular
politics
|statistics
|society
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
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.
İSIM
B1
FORMAL
2
többség
B2
Kullanım kalıbı:
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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
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.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may confuse 'majority' as political control with general numerical majority; context is key.
Anlam
control with over half the votes/seats
Eşdizimler
parliamentary majority
|majority government
|win a majority
|lose a majority
Eş anlamlılar
control (General term for having power, but not specific to numbers or voting.)
Zıt anlamlılar
deadlock (A situation where no side has enough votes to win.)
Konular
politics
|government
|law
Tanım
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.
İSIM
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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
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.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may think 'majority' always means 'most', not realizing it can mean legal adulthood.
Anlam
age when person becomes adult by law
Eşdizimler
reach majority
|attain majority
Eş anlamlılar
adulthood (Broader and not necessarily tied to legal status.)
Zıt anlamlılar
minority (The state of being under the legal adult age.)
Konular
law
|society
|relationships
Tanım
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.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
majority
IPA
GB/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
US/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
Heceler ve vurgu
ma - jor - ity (3 hece)
Stress on 2nd syllable (jor)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
- Base: majority
- Plural: majorities
Kelime ailesi
Forms
majorities
noun
Core family
major
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
majoritarian
adjective C1
İfadeler
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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- The vast majority of students passed the exam.
- The vast majority agreed with the decision.