absolute majority
English
Pronunciation
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Noun
absolute majority (plural absolute majorities)
- A true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being counted.
- The idea of an absolute majority is somewhat ambiguous, sometimes simply meaning a majority of the vote total and sometimes a majority of all eligible voters.
Hypernyms
Coordinate terms
- superminority, qualified minority, plurality, relative majority, simple majority, qualified majority, supermajority
Translations
>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
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