majority
Example Sentences
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In September 2020, she and three other opposition activists won city council seats in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, helping overturn the ruling party's majority on the council.
From Barron's
The vast majority of people in the middle of the debate were silent while the "people at the extremes" and rhetoric in the media had been "frightening for young people", the clinician said.
From BBC
Ultimately, Newcastle - who were on the wrong end of the majority of the calls - progressed into the last 16, but manager Eddie Howe couldn't hide his disappointment with the officials.
From BBC
The movement is not prominent in India now with most major political parties, including in Punjab - where Sikhs make up the majority of the population - opposing such calls.
From BBC
It matters profoundly that one half of the population, the narrow majority after all, is fairly represented by the politicians we choose to serve us.
From BBC
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