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majority

Definition for majority

noun as in plurality, most

noun as in adulthood

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It would represent around a five-fold increase from the 35,000 migrants who were removed from the UK over the last year - the majority of whom went voluntarily.

From BBC

It appears Babis will need an alliance with both to form a majority government.

From BBC

Having been at the steelworks for the majority of his working life, Mr Roberts said he never really considered any other career option.

From BBC

Realistically, from a human-power perspective, all a queer minority can do in the face of a majority tidal shift is bravely let the show go on until someone burns down the theatre.

From Salon

But in his majority opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts dismissed such concerns as “fear mongering on the basis of extreme hypotheticals about a future where the President ‘feels empowered to violate federal criminal law.’”

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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