English noun: majority | |||
1. | majority (attribute) the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part | ||
Samples | The majority of his customers prefer it. The bulk of the work is finished. | ||
Synonyms | bulk | ||
Broader (hypernym) | figure, number | ||
Attribute | major | ||
Antonyms | minority | ||
2. | majority (quantity) (elections) more than half of the votes | ||
Synonyms | absolute majority | ||
Broader (hypernym) | relative quantity | ||
Domain category | election | ||
3. | majority (time) the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs | ||
Synonyms | legal age | ||
Broader (hypernym) | age, eld | ||
Part meronym | adulthood, maturity | ||
Antonyms | nonage, minority | ||