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majority

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ma·jor·i·ty /məˈdʒɒrəti $ məˈdʒɔː-, məˈdʒɑː-/ ●●● S2 W1 AWL noun (plural majorities)  
1  most people or things 大多数人或物 [singular]MOST most of the people or things in a group 多数，大多数〔人或物〕 OPP minority
majority of
 The majority of workers find it quite hard to live on the amount of money they earn.
大多数职工都觉得很难靠他们挣的那点钱生活。
great/vast/overwhelming majority of something (=almost all of a group) 某事物的绝大多数
 In the vast majority of cases the disease is fatal.
这种疾病绝大多数病例都是致命的。
be in the majority (=form the largest group) 占多数
 In this city, Muslims are in the majority.
在这个城市里穆斯林占多数。
→ silent majority
5 REGISTER 语体
In everyday English, people usually say most (of) rather than the majority of . 在日常英语中，人们一般说most (of)，而不说the majority of
Most workers find it hard to live on the money they earn.
大多数职工都觉得很难靠他们挣的那点钱生活。
Most of us agreed with him.
我们大部分人都同意他的观点。
5 GRAMMAR 语法
When using majority before ‘of’ and a plural noun, use a plural verb after it. 使用“ majority + of + 复数名词”的形式时，其后要用复数动词
The vast majority of patients are elderly.
绝大多数患者是老年人。
n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?
You use a plural verb with the majority of, when it is followed by a plural noun:
The majority of patients are women.
绝大多数患者是老年人。
You use a plural verb with the majority on its own, when you are considering members of a group as individual people:
He sees several patients a day. The majority are women.
You usually use a singular verb with majority, when considering people as a single group:
The majority is unwilling to listen to the views of the minority.
In British English, you can also use a plural verb in this meaning.
2  most votes 多数票 [countableC]PPV if one person or group wins a majority in an election, they win more votes than other people or groups 领先多数，多数票
majority of 50/100 etc
 He won by a majority of 500.
他以500票的多数票获胜。
 The Labour Party won a huge majority at the last general election.
工党在上次大选中以巨大的票数优势获胜。
clear/overall/absolute majority (=a situation in which one party wins more votes in an election than all the other parties) 绝对多数票
 The party won an absolute majority in Portugal in 1987.
1987年该党在葡萄牙获得了绝对多数票。
small/narrow majority
 The government gained only a narrow majority, with 151 votes against 144.
该政府只获得了151票对144票的微弱优势。
Labour/Conservative etc majority
 The Labour majority was reduced to just 15 seats at the last election.
上届选举中工党的优势削弱到仅仅15个席位。
3  majority vote/decision/verdict etc a vote or decision in which more people vote for something than vote against it 多数票/多数决定/多数裁决等
Examples from the Corpus
majority vote/decision/verdict etc• Supposing Yorkshire or Cornwall decided by a majority vote to secede from Britain and elect their own government.• It took the jury almost five hours to reach a majority verdict and acquit her on all three charges.• Stopping the White House from selling weapons to a foreign country requires a majority vote in both houses of Congress.• And I suppose the way to change the damned constitution is with a majority vote.• With a pure majority vote, this would presumably be enacted.• Then there is the problem of qualified majority voting on foreign policy issues.• The reason for this is that government output is determined on the basis of a simple majority vote model.• The majority decision said the cabinet must now report to the legislature on its plan to scrap the plant.
4  majority stake/shareholding etc when one person or group owns a bigger share of a company than other people or groups and so is able to control what happens to the company 多数股份
Examples from the Corpus
majority stake/shareholding etc• And if the deceased director owned a majority shareholding, the surviving directors could suddenly find themselves with a new boss.• Demand from investors will determine how many new shares are issued, although Pittencrieff said yesterday it will retain a majority stake.• Virgin was interested in the Ames group and took a majority shareholding.• Vodafone, however, has a reputation of building up majority stakes in its company holdings.
5  becoming an adult 成年 [uncountableU] British EnglishBrE lawSCL the age when someone legally becomes an adult 〔法定的〕成年年龄 OPP minority
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: if one person or group wins a majority in an election, they win more votes than other people or groups
verbs
have/hold a majority
The Democratic party has a majority in the Senate.
win a majority
The Conservative Party won a large majority.
secure a majority (=win a majority)
They failed to secure a majority.
get/gain/receive a majority
If no one gets an overall majority, the vote is repeated.
command a majority (=have a majority)
They were one seat short of being able to command a majority in parliament.
increase a majority (=get more votes than you had before)
Labour increased its majority in the area.
lose a majority
The Republicans lost their narrow majority in Congress at the midterm elections.
retain a majority formal (=keep a majority)
They were able to retain an absolute majority of seats.
defend a majority (=try not to lose it)
He is defending a majority of 400 against his Labour opponent.
overturn a majority (=win a majority that previously belonged to someone else)
She hoped to overturn a Tory majority of 2,221.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + majority
a large majority
Parliament voted by a large majority in favour of the ban.
a huge majority (=a very big majority)
Gone are the days of huge majorities and easy victories.
a small majority
Their small majority made them worried about winning the next election.
a slim/narrow majority (=a very small majority)
The proposal was passed by a slim majority.
an overall majority (=more votes than anyone else)
What happens if no candidate receives an overall majority?
an overwhelming majority (=a large majority)
The resolution was passed by an overwhelming majority.
an absolute/outright/clear majority (=a majority that has been won by more than half the votes)
There was no party with an absolute majority in the House of Commons.
a simple majority (=a majority that has been won by most of the votes)
A simple majority of the people at the meeting were in favour of the changes.
a two-thirds/2:1/three to one etc majority
A two-thirds majority in both Houses of Congress is needed to overturn a presidential veto.
a Labour/Democratic/Tory etc majority
Republican majorities were elected in both Houses of Congress that year.
a parliamentary majority (=one that has enough seats in parliament to control it)
Labour increased its parliamentary majority.
majority + NOUN
a majority vote
The majority vote carries the resolution.
the majority party (=the party with the most seats in a parliament)
At that time, Labour was the majority party in Parliament.
majority support (=votes or support given by the most number of people)
a solution that will command majority support in the House
Examples from the Corpus
majority• Since 1879, House rules have required a majority of those voting for a distinct candidate to elect a speaker.• The Labour candidate advocating a pacifist programme, reversed a large Conservative majority in a seat never before held by Labour.• And now voters have chosen reform by unexpectedly large majorities.• However, for the majority of those that eventually retired early, redundancy appears to have been the deciding factor.• However, there is no doubt that the majority of authorities do favour an examination of reasonableness at the time of contracting.• That convention needed a consensus, while the London Dumping Convention adopts its resolutions by a two-thirds majority.• Meanwhile, the Senate voted but failed to get a two-thirds majority on the balanced budget and flag desecration amendments.• A two-thirds majority is needed to override a veto.• The vast majority of children do attend school for all or part of the primary school cycle.
be in the majority• The number of women on the committee has grown steadily and now they are in the majority.• In terms of space, in other words, they are in the majority.• Each tribe claims to be in the majority.• It is a fact that women are in the majority in many of our Church organisations.
Labour/Conservative etc majority• The hectic schedule ended in Cheltenham, where the Liberal democrats hope to overturn a Conservative majority of just under 5,000.• In a town with a Conservative majority of just 2,661, the personal charm and persuasion of each candidate will be crucial.• The Labour candidate advocating a pacifist programme, reversed a large Conservative majority in a seat never before held by Labour.• There's competition but also consensus of view: a lower Labour majority next time and a Tory advance.• Yet Labour in the 1980s was still insufficiently united and popular to reverse the massive Conservative majority in terms of parliamentary seats.• One must be held by May 1997 anyway, even if the precarious Conservative majority holds.• Many people suspended judgement and throughout the West Midlands reduced polls saw Conservative majorities cut.
From Longman Business Dictionary
majorityma·jor·i·ty1 /məˈdʒɒrətiməˈdʒɔː-, məˈdʒɑː-/ noun (plural majorities)
1[singular] most of the people or things in a particular group
Some franchisees quit, but the majority are still hanging on.
majority of
The majority of successful entrepreneurs have a clear mission statement.
The vast majority of new radio shows fail in their first season on the air.
→ early majority → late majority
2[countableC] the difference between the number of votes gained by the winning party or person in an election and the number of votes gained by the other parties or people
No single party is likely to win a majority.
→ absolute majority
3[uncountableU]LAW the age at which someone legally becomes a responsible adult
The Family Law Reform Act 1969 reduced the age of majority to 18.
majoritymajority2 adjectiveadj [only before a noun]FINANCE
used to say that a someone owns more than half the shares in a company
It will hold a majority stake in the new company.
The group said it did not plan to take majority control of the investment company.
the bank’s majority shareholder
Origin majority
(1500-1600) French majorité, from Latin major; → MAJOR1
ma·jor·i·ty noun →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2
→5 REGISTER1 →n COLLOCATIONS1
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