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Absolute majority   /ˈæbsəlˌut mədʒˈɔrəti/   Listen
Absolute majority

noun
1.
(elections) more than half of the votes.  Synonym: majority.






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"Absolute majority" Quotes from Famous Books



... all possible modes in which a government founded upon the will of an absolute majority will be modified; and have demonstrated that, in all its forms, whether in a majority of the people, as in a mere democracy, or in a majority of their representatives, without a constitution, to be interpreted as the will of the majority, the ...
— Public Speaking • Clarence Stratton

... decisive must then be known; perhaps when they become completely convinced of Bonaparte's playing upon them, it will end in declaring against France. The question of adjournment was lost, notwithstanding there was an absolute majority known a few minutes before in its favor. The ruling party are split into many; the old revolutionists, jealous of younger men taking a lead. The army cannot, I conceive, soon be ...
— The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock • Ferdinand Brock Tupper

... saw the handwriting on the wall and acting within its powers, which permitted an administrative change in the Charter at the end of every ten years, granted a Supplemental Charter which provided that the Legislative Council could by an absolute majority of all its members pass a resolution "praying the Crown to establish in Southern Rhodesia the form of Government known as Responsible Government," provided that it could financially support this procedure. It gave the insurgents fresh hope and it ...
— An African Adventure • Isaac F. Marcosson



Words linked to "Absolute majority" :   majority, election, relative quantity



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