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Majority Noun Plural Oy Number  /Məˈdʒɒrəti  ˈdʒɔːr çoğunluk

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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