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Majority

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(1):

(n.) The military rank of a major.

(2):

(n.) The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs.

(3):

(n.) The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast.

(4):

(n.) Ancestors; ancestry.

(5):

(n.) The amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially, the number by which the votes for a successful candidate exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected by a majority of five hundred votes. See Plurality.

(6):

(n.) The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Majority'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/majority.html. 1828.
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