English-Thai Dictionary

majority

ADJ ซึ่ง เป็นส่วนใหญ่  sueng-pen-suan-yai

 

majority

N พลตรี (ยศ  pon-tre

 

majority

N ส่วนใหญ่  ส่วนใหญ่ ที่สุด ของ กลุ่ม  bulk greater number minority suan-yai

 

majority

N เสียงข้างมาก  เสียงส่วนมาก  ส่วนรวม  ฝ่ายข้างมาก  absolute majority siang-kang-mak

 

majority leader

N หัวหน้าพรรค เสียงข้างมาก ใน สภา  hua-na-pak-siang-kang-mak-nai-sa-pa

 

majority rule

N ระบบ เสียงข้างมาก  democracy ra-bob-siang-kang-mak

 

majority verdict

N คำตัดสิน ของ ลูกขุน  ka-tad-sin-kong-luk-kun

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MAJORITY

n. 1. The greater number; more than half; as a majority of mankind; a majority of votes in Congress. A measure may be carried by a large or small majority.
2. Full age; the age at which the laws of a country permit a young person to manage his own affairs. Henry III. had no sooner come to his majority, than the barons raised war against him.
3. The office, rank or commission of a major.
4. The state of being greater.
It is not a plurality of parts, without majority of parts. [Little used. ]
5. [L. majores.] Ancestors; ancestry. [Not used. ]
6. Chief rank. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MAJORITY

Ma *jor "i *ty, n.; pl. Majorities. Etym: [F. majorité. See Major. ]

 

1. The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority. Specifically: (a ) The military rank of a major. (b ) The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs.

 

2. The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast.

 

3. Etym: [Cf. L. majores.]

 

Defn: Ancestors; ancestry. [Obs. ]

 

4. The amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially, the number by which the votes for a successful candidate exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected by a majority of five hundred votes.See Plurality. To go over to, or To join, the majority, to die.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

majority

ma jor i ty |məˈjôrətē, -ˈjär -məˈʤɔrədi məˈʤɑrədi | ▶noun ( pl. majorities ) 1 the greater number: in the majority of cases all will go smoothly | [ as modifier ] : it was a majority decision. • the number by which votes for one candidate in an election are more than those for all other candidates combined. • Brit. the number by which the votes for one party or candidate exceed those of the next in rank. • a party or group receiving the greater number of votes. 2 the age when a person is legally considered a full adult, in most contexts either 18 or 21. 3 the rank or office of a major. PHRASES be in the majority belong to or constitute the larger group or number: publishing houses where women are in the majority. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (denoting superiority ): from French majorité, from medieval Latin majoritas, from Latin major (see major ). usage: 1 Strictly speaking, majority should be used with countable nouns to mean ‘the greater number ’: the majority of cases. The use of majority with uncountable nouns to mean ‘the greatest part ’ ( I spent the majority of the day reading ), although common in informal contexts, is not considered good standard English. 2 Majority means more than half: fifty-one out of a hundred is a majority. A plurality is the largest number among three or more. Consider the following scenarios: If Anne received 50 votes, Barry received 30, and Carlos received 20, then Anne received a plurality, and no candidate won a majority. If Anne got 35 votes, Barry 14, and Carlos 51, then Carlos won both the plurality and the majority .

 

majority leader

ma jor i ty lead er ▶noun the head of the majority party in a legislative body, esp. the US Senate or House of Representatives.

 

majority rule

ma jor i ty rule |məˈʤɔrədi ˈˌrul | ▶noun the principle that the greater number should exercise greater power.

 

majority verdict

ma ¦jor |ity ver |dict ▶noun English Law a verdict agreed by all but one or two of the members of a jury.

 

Oxford Dictionary

majority

ma ¦jor |ity |məˈdʒɒrɪti | ▶noun ( pl. majorities ) 1 the greater number: in the majority of cases all will go smoothly | [ as modifier ] : it was a majority decision. • Brit. the number by which the votes cast for one party or candidate exceed those for the next: Labour retained the seat with a majority of 9,830. • a party or group receiving the greater number of votes. • US the number by which votes for one candidate are more than those for all other candidates together. 2 [ mass noun ] the age at which a person is legally a full adult, usually either 18 or 21. 3 the rank or office of a major. PHRASES be in the majority belong to or constitute the larger group or number. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (denoting superiority ): from French majorité, from medieval Latin majoritas, from Latin major (see major ). usage: Strictly speaking, majority should be used with countable nouns to mean ‘the greater number ’, as in the majority of cases. Use with uncountable nouns to mean ‘the greatest part ’, as in I spent the majority of the day reading, is not considered good standard English, although it is common in informal contexts.

 

majority leader

ma jor i ty lead er ▶noun the head of the majority party in a legislative body, esp. the US Senate or House of Representatives.

 

majority rule

ma ¦jor |ity rule ▶noun [ mass noun ] the principle that the greater number should exercise greater power.

 

majority verdict

ma ¦jor |ity ver |dict ▶noun English Law a verdict agreed by all but one or two of the members of a jury.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

majority

majority noun 1 the majority of cases: larger part /number, greater part /number, best /better part, most, more than half; plurality, bulk, mass, weight, (main ) body, preponderance, predominance, generality, lion's share. ANTONYMS minority. 2 a majority in the election: (winning ) margin, superiority of numbers /votes; landslide. 3 my youngest child has reached majority: legal age, adulthood, manhood /womanhood, maturity; age of consent, coming of age. USAGE majority Strictly speaking, majority should be used with countable nouns to mean ‘the greater number ’: the majority of cases. The use of majority with uncountable nouns to mean ‘the greatest part ’ (I spent the majority of the day reading ), although common in informal contexts, is not considered good standard English. Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

majority

majority noun 1 in the majority of cases: larger part /number, greater part /number, major part, best /better part, main part, most, more than half; bulk, mass, weight, (main ) body, preponderance, predominance, generality, lion's share; (the majority ) (the ) people, the masses, the silent majority. ANTONYMS minority. 2 Labour retained the seat by a large majority: (winning ) margin, superiority of numbers /votes; landslide. 3 a girl who has not yet reached her majority: coming of age, legal age, seniority, adulthood, manhood /womanhood, maturity; age of consent.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

majority

ma jor i ty /mədʒɔ́ːrəti |-dʒɔ́r -/→major 名詞 複 -ties /-z /1 ｟かたく ｠〖the /a ～; 単複両扱い 〗【人 物の集団の 】大多数 , 大部分 «of » (↔minority ); (投票などの )過半数 ; 多数派 [党 ]▸ The majority of [｟よりくだけて ｠Most ] violent crimes happen at night .凶悪犯罪の大部分は夜発生する (!通例of句は集合名詞か複数形名詞で, 動詞 は複数で受ける ) ▸ The vast [great ] majority of the students are [is ] extremely diligent .大多数の生徒はきわめてよく勉強する ▸ an overall [absolute, clear ] majority (選挙 議会での )絶対多数 ▸ a two-thirds majority 3分の2の多数 ▸ be in the [a ] majority 過半数を占めている ▸ the [a ] Republican majority 共和党の多数派 2 C (選挙の勝者と敗者 [次点 ]の )得票差 (!｟米 ｠では過半数を得た勝者と残りすべての候補者との票の差をさす ) ▸ win the election by [with ] a majority of ninety-two 92票差で選挙に勝つ ▸ a small [narrow ] majority 僅差 （きんさ ）3 U 〖しばしばone 's ～〗〘法 〙成年 , 成人 〘英国 米国の大半の州では18歳; ↔minority 〙▸ reach [attain ] one's majority 成年に達する 4 U 〘軍 〙少佐の位 .形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗(支持が )大多数の , 過半数の 〈意見 決定 制度など 〉▸ the majority view 大多数の見解 ▸ be chosen by majority vote 多数決で選ばれる ～̀ dec í sion 多数決 (による決定 ).～́ l è ader ｟米 ｠(上下両院の )多数党の院内総務 (→minority leader ).～̀ r ú le 多数決原理 .～̀ v é rdict 〘法 〙(陪審員による )過半数評決 .