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majority 1. (in an election) the number of votes or seats by which the strongest party or candidate beats the combined opposition or the runner-up 2. the largest party or group that votes together in a legislative or deliberative assembly 3. the time of reaching or state of having reached full legal age, when a person is held competent to manage his own affairs, exercise civil rights and duties, etc. majority [mə′jär·əd·ē] (mathematics) A logic operator having the property that if P, Q, R are statements, then the function (P, Q, R, … ) is true if more than half the statements are true, or false if half or less are true. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| winning with a small majority of votes in key areas), while allowing the opposition to win with a larger margin in others areas where there is no possibility of winning. That elimination and recount process is continued until a candidate gets a majority of votes. When a nominee wins a majority of votes from both orders of clergy and laity, a new primate is announced at General Synod. |
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