English-Swedish translations for majority

• majoritet en
  Låt vara en knapp majoritet, men ändå en majoritet.A narrow majority perhaps, but still a majority.
  Detta skulle beslutas av en majoritet.The majority would decide that.
  Det räcker med enkel majoritet.A simple majority is sufficient.
• flertal
  Det har hänt ett flertal gånger.
  Ett flertal personer var inblandade.

Definition of majority

• More than half of some group
• The difference between the winning vote and the rest of the votes
• Legal adulthood
• The office held by a member of the armed forces in the rank of major
• Ancestors; ancestry

Examples

• The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best
• Those opposing the building plans were in the majority, so the building project was canceled
• The winner with 53% had a 6% majority over the loser with 47%
• By the time I reached my majority, I had already been around the world twice
• On receiving the news of his promotion, Charles Snodgrass said he was delighted to be entering his majority

Related words

• supermajority
• majority owner
• majority decision
• majority government
• majority society
• majority judgment
• vast) majority
• absolute majority
• qualified majority