majority Význam & definícia

Význam majority v slovenčine

• 0 the larger number or part of something:

  • The majority of the employees have university degrees.

  • A large majority of people approve of the death sentence.

  • In Britain women are in the/a majority.

  • The Democratic candidate won by a narrow/large majority.

• 1 the age when you legally become an adult:

  • the age of majority

  • She will inherit her father's estate when she reaches her majority.

• 2 more than half of a total number or amount; the larger part of something:

  • A majority of the people voted against the bill to raise school taxes.

  • [ C ] The Republicans won by a small majority.

• 3 most of the people or things in a group:

  • The majority of our prepayment customers are people on a low income.

  • Improved economic conditions for the majority have led to big increases in ownership of consumer goods, cars, houses, and clothing.

  • vast/overwhelming/great majority (of sth) The vast majority of tickets are sold through the website.

  • be in a/the majority Men are still in the majority when it comes to senior management positions.

• 4 the difference between the number of votes received by a political party, group, etc. that wins an election or discussion and the parties or groups that lose:

  • The amendment has divided Democrats and could cost the party its newly won majority.

  • majority voting/a majority vote

  • by a majority of sth to sth A recent poll found that voters were in favor of the resolution by a majority of 71% to 24%.

  • clear/comfortable/large majority The chairman must continue taking votes until one nominee has a clear majority.

• 5 the age at which someone is legally considered to be an adult:

  • someone's majority She will inherit the business when she reaches her majority.

• 6 used to refer to the situation when a person or organization owns more shares in a company than any other shareholder, and enough to be in control of the company:

  • According to government requirements, the airline must not fall into foreign majority control.

  • The group's majority shareholder has been accused of withholding financial data.

  • Profits have soared, thanks in part to the company's majority ownership of the country's most successful newspaper group.