majority

majority
mə'‹o-
- plural majorities - noun
1) (the greater number: the majority of people.) mayoría
2) (the difference between a greater and a smaller number: The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes.) mayoría
majority n mayoría
El plural de majority se escribe majorities
majority
tr[mə'ʤɒrɪtɪ]
noun (pl majorities)
1 mayoría
■ the great majority of students la gran mayoría de los estudiantes
■ they won by a huge majority ganaron por una mayoría enorme
■ they voted by a vast majority to reject the offer votaron por mayoría en contra de la oferta
2 SMALLLAW/SMALL (adulthood) mayoría de edad
adjective
1 mayoritario,-a
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be in a/the majority ser mayoría
majority leader SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL líder nombre masulino o femenino de la mayoría
majority rule gobierno mayoritario
majority verdict veredicto por mayoría
silent majority mayoría silenciosa
majority [mə'ʤɔrət̬i] n, pl -ties
1) adulthood: mayoría f de edad
2) : mayoría f , mayor parte f
the vast majority: la inmensa mayoría
majority
adj.
• de la mayoría adj.
n.
• comandancia s.f.
• generalidad s.f.
• mayoría s.f.
• pluralidad s.f.
mə'dʒɔːrəti, mə'dʒɒrəti
noun (pl -ties)
1)
a) (greater number) (+ sing o pl vb) mayoría f

to be in the majority — ser* mayoría

the silent majority — la mayoría silenciosa; (before n) <decision, party> mayoritario

majority holding o interest — participación f mayoritaria

majority rule — gobierno m de la mayoría

b) (margin) mayoría f, margen m

absolute majority — mayoría absoluta

2) (adulthood) mayoría f de edad
[mǝ'dʒɒrɪtɪ]
1. N
1) mayoría f

a two-thirds majority — una mayoría de las dos terceras partes

they won by a majority — ganaron por mayoría

in the majority of cases — en la mayoría or la mayor parte de los casos

such people are in a majority — la mayoría de la gente es así, predomina la gente así

to be in a majority of three — formar parte de una mayoría de tres

the vast majority — la inmensa mayoría

the great majority of lecturers — la mayoría or la mayor parte de los conferenciantes

2) (Jur)

to attain one's majority — llegar a la mayoría de edad

2.
CPD

majority decision N —

by a majority decision — por decisión mayoritaria or de la mayoría

majority interest N — interés m mayoritario

majority opinion N — (US) opinión f mayoritaria

majority rule N — gobierno m mayoritario, gobierno m en mayoría

majority (share)holding N — accionariado m mayoritario

majority verdict N —

by a majority verdict — por fallo or veredicto mayoritario

majority vote N —

by a majority vote — por la mayoría de los votos

MAJORITY, MOST
Singular or plural verb?
When mayoría is the subject of a verb, the verb can be in the singular or the plural, depending on the context. ► When translating majority rather than most, put the verb in the singular if majority is seen as a unit rather than a collection of individuals:
The socialist majority voted against the four amendments La mayoría socialista votó en contra de las cuatro enmiendas ► If la mayoría is seen as a collection of individuals, particularly when it is followed by de + ((plural noun)), the plural form of the verb is more common than the singular, though both are possible:
The majority still wear this uniform La mayoría siguen vistiendo or sigue vistiendo este uniforme
Most scientists believe it is a mistake La mayoría de los científicos creen or cree que se trata de un error ► The plural form must be used when la mayoría or la mayoría de + ((plural noun)) is followed by ser or estar + ((plural complement)):
Most of them are men La mayoría son hombres
Most of the dead were students La mayoría de los muertos eran estudiantes
Most of the children were black La mayoría de los niños eran negros For further uses and examples, see majority, most
* * *
[mə'dʒɔːrəti, mə'dʒɒrəti]
noun (pl -ties)
1)
a) (greater number) (+ sing o pl vb) mayoría f

to be in the majority — ser* mayoría

the silent majority — la mayoría silenciosa; (before n) <decision, party> mayoritario

majority holding o interest — participación f mayoritaria

majority rule — gobierno m de la mayoría

b) (margin) mayoría f, margen m

absolute majority — mayoría absoluta

2) (adulthood) mayoría f de edad

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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