plurality
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President George W. Bush had won reelection with not just a plurality, but a majority of the popular vote.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she had launched the probe over concerns the deal could affect the "plurality of views" in the UK media.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
A plurality of the faithful are immigrants and the overwhelming majority are Latino.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
The socialist Salvador Allende became president after achieving a narrow 36.61% plurality in an election that saw his two opponents secure a combined 63.38% of the vote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
But others thought that the plurality of worlds followed immediately from the ideas of Copernicus and Kepler and found themselves aghast.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing plurality
U.S. Government - Middle School and High School
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Turtles All the Way Down
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Chapter 12: The Jackson Era
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