| Level | B2 |
|---|---|
| Kind | noun |
| Front | majority |
| IPA | /məˈdʒɒrəti ; US also -ˈdʒɔːr- / noun (plural majorities) |
| Back | çoğunluk oy çokluğu |
| Back 2 | majority (noun) /məˈdʒɒrəti
; US also -ˈdʒɔːr- / noun (plural majorities)
1 [singular,
with a singular or plural verb]
majority
(of sb/sth)
the largest number or
part of a group of people or things
çoğunluk
The majority of students in the class
come/comes from Japan.
This treatment is not available in the
vast majority of hospitals.
OPPOSITE MINORITY
2 [countable,
usually singular]
majority
(over sb)
(in an election) the
difference in the number of votes for the person/party who came first and the
person/party who came second
oy
çokluğu
He was elected by/with a majority of almost
5 000 votes.
Labour had a huge majority over the
Conservatives.
Overall majority diğer
bütün kişi veya partilerden daha fazla oy alındığını belirtir.
IDIOM
be
in the/a majority
to form the largest
number or part of sth
çoğunlukta
olmak
Women are in the majority in the teaching
profession.
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