MAJORITY

Pronunciation (US):

• MAJORITY (noun)
  The noun MAJORITY has 3 senses:

1. the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
2. (elections) more than half of the votes
3. the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs

  Familiarity information: MAJORITY used as a noun is uncommon.

• MAJORITY (noun)

Meaning:

The property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

bulk; majority

Context examples:

the majority of his customers prefer it / the bulk of the work is finished

Hypernyms ("majority" is a kind of...):

figure; number (the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals)

Attribute:

major (greater in number or size or amount)

Antonym:

minority (being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts)

Meaning:

(elections) more than half of the votes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

absolute majority; majority

Hypernyms ("majority" is a kind of...):

relative quantity (a quantity relative to some purpose)

Domain category:

election (a vote to select the winner of a position or political office)

Meaning:

The age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

legal age; majority

Hypernyms ("majority" is a kind of...):

age; eld (a time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises)

Holonyms ("majority" is a part of...):

adulthood; maturity (the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed)

Antonym:

minority (any age prior to the legal age)