preponderance

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pre·pon·de·rance /prɪˈpɒndərəns $ -ˈpɑːn-/ noun formal

1 a preponderance of something formal MOSTif there is a preponderance of people or things of a particular type in a group, there are more of that type than of any other 数量上的优势，多数

There is a preponderance of female students in the music department.

在音乐系里女学生占大多数。

Examples from the Corpus

a preponderance of something• At first glance there appears to be a preponderance of narrow gauge or what I would call miniature railways.• It has concluded, by a preponderance of evidence, that he later slashed her to death.• At sentencing, the judge found by a preponderance of the evidence that Putra had been involved in both transactions.• The franchise reform of June 1907 ensured a preponderance of landowners in the Third and Fourth Dumas.• If your enemy has a preponderance of missile weapons or lots of war machines then chariots are vulnerable.• Even the Quark editors remark on a preponderance of work on either the cosmos or evolution, but little in between.• In a civil case, jurors need only a preponderance of evidence to rule for the plaintiff and the defendant must testify.• Giants planners have claimed that a preponderance of ballpark spectators will use transit or walk.

2. a preponderance of the evidence law most of the evidence in a law case 证据优势

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a preponderance of the evidence• At sentencing, the judge found by a preponderance of the evidence that Putra had been involved in both transactions.

Examples from the Corpus

preponderance• At sentencing, the judge found by a preponderance of the evidence that Putra had been involved in both transactions.• If your enemy has a preponderance of missile weapons or lots of war machines then chariots are vulnerable.• A high preponderance of Protestant ascetics might then be suggestive.• This is probably due to the large preponderance of low-rise multi-storey council housing.• But the proportion was still impressive, and it assured the political and social preponderance of the privileged classes.• According to a survey of delegates, the majority were happy with the preponderance of ideas-related over object-related sessions.• The preponderance of directly managed units in the new arrangements could affect the remit of authorities in another way.

pre·pon·de·rance noun

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TOEFL BNC: 15715 COCA: 15714

preponderance

Majority and most: majority, most, maximum...

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