To go over to the majority
- To go over to the majority
- Majority Ma*jor"i*ty, n.; pl. {Majorities}. [F. majorit['e].
See {Major}.]
1. The quality or condition of being major or greater;
superiority. Specifically:
(a) The military rank of a major.
(b) The condition of being of full age, or authorized by
law to manage one's own affairs.
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2. The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of
mankind; a majority of the votes cast.
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3. [Cf. L. majores.] Ancestors; ancestry. [Obs.]
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4. 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}.
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{To go over to the majority} or {To join the majority}, to
die.
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