majority
gb/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/ us/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
A2
انگریزی
~ 1000
معانی
0 معانی
اسم
A2
quantity
1
more than half of a group
More than half of the people or things in a group.
استعمال کا انداز:
the majority of [plural noun]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'majority' with 'most' and use it without 'the' (e.g., 'Majority people' instead of 'The majority of people').
ہم معنی الفاظ
most (Less formal and more common in everyday speech; often interchangeable in simple contexts.)
متضاد الفاظ
minority (Refers to the smaller number or part, opposite of majority in quantity.)
لفظی تراکیب
vast majority
|clear majority
|simple majority
|majority vote
|majority opinion
موضوعات
politics
|statistics
|society
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
اسم
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.
استعمال کا انداز:
win a majority in [organization]
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse 'majority' as political control with general numerical majority; context is key.
ہم معنی الفاظ
control (General term for having power, but not specific to numbers or voting.)
متضاد الفاظ
deadlock (A situation where no side has enough votes to win.)
لفظی تراکیب
parliamentary majority
|majority government
|win a majority
|lose a majority
موضوعات
politics
|government
|law
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The party won a majority in the election.
- They lost their majority in parliament.
- The president's party has a big majority.
اسم
formal
B2
quantity
3
age when person becomes adult by law
The age when the law says you are an adult.
عام غلطی:
Learners may think 'majority' always means 'most', not realizing it can mean legal adulthood.
ہم معنی الفاظ
adulthood (Broader and not necessarily tied to legal status.)
متضاد الفاظ
minority (The state of being under the legal adult age.)
لفظی تراکیب
reach majority
|attain majority
موضوعات
law
|society
|relationships
مثالیں
- He reached the age of majority at eighteen.
- In many countries, the age of majority is 18.
- She will attain her majority next year.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
majority
IPA
GB/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
US/məd͡ʒˈɔɹəti/
ہجا بندی اور زور
ma - jor - ity (3 ہجے)
Stress on 2nd syllable (jor)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: majority
- Plural: majorities
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
majorities
noun
Core family
major
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
majoritarian
adjective C1
عبارات
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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- The vast majority of students passed the exam.
- The vast majority agreed with the decision.