What is another word for Majorities?

Pronunciation: [məd͡ʒˈɒɹɪtˌiz] (IPA)

Majorities are groups of people who hold the majority opinion or vote in a particular situation. Synonyms for majorities include the words bulk, mass, and plurality. The term bulk refers to a large quantity or number of people who share similar opinions or voting preferences. The word mass can be used to describe a large group of people who form a dominant force in a particular situation. Plurality, on the other hand, refers to a group of people who hold a larger number of votes than any other single group, but less than a majority. These synonyms help to convey a sense of size and influence that majorities hold in a given setting.

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Usage examples for Majorities

The other articles were adopted by increased Majorities.
"A History of the Third French Republic"
C. H. C. Wright
The other Democratic candidates were elected by Majorities ranging from three hundred to four hundred.
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs
The constitutions which were framed in their conventions and passed by Majorities of the people contained some unusual provisions.
"History of the United States, Volume 6 (of 6)"
E. Benjamin Andrews

Famous quotes with Majorities

  • Majorities, as such, afford no guarantees for justice. They are men of the same nature as minorities. They have the same passions for fame, power, and money, as minorities; and are liable and likely to be equally — perhaps more than equally, because more boldly — rapacious, tyrannical and unprincipled, if intrusted with power. There is no more reason, then, why a man should either sustain, or submit to, the rule of the majority, than of a minority.
    Lysander Spooner
  • Majorities and minorities cannot rightfully be taken at all into account in deciding questions of justice. And all talk about them, in matters of government, is mere absurdity.
    Lysander Spooner
  • Majorities are generally wrong, if only in their reasons for being right.
    George Saintsbury

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