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majority

Definition for majority

noun as in plurality, most

noun as in adulthood

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Coalition districts feature multiple minority communities, none of which comprises the majority.

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“So even if we could prove that Quinzy is a fake, it would make no difference, since he controls the majority,” she said.

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The vast majority of White Southerners opposed education for Colored people, and even though Colored people paid taxes, governments refused to fund Colored schools.

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When it reached Mozambique, the majority of the bars, along with wine, gunpowder, olive oil, and dry goods, were used to purchase between 400 and 500 people.

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A majority of fund managers also warn that they expect long-term interest rates on longer-term U.S.

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

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