majority of people
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmajorityandpeople
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majority
noun
uk/məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti/us/məˈdʒɔː.rə.t̬i/
the larger number or part ...
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people
noun[plural]
uk/ˈpiː.pəl/us/ˈpiː.pəl/
men, women, ...
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(Definition ofmajorityandpeoplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In a country where the vastmajorityofpeoplehave access to a car, nearly two-thirds of lone mothers did not.
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If themajorityofpeopleviolated them (that is, if core practices shifted), the alliances became ineffective and disappeared.
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The substantialmajorityofpeoplewho are significantly disabled by mental health problems are among those who see themselves as having such needs.
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Themajorityofpeopleregard politicians as very ordinary people, but with mild disdain, and not with great respect for their authority.
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As widely documented in the literature, the greatmajorityofpeoplewith emotional problems are seen in primary care.
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The term 'positive ageing' is preferred to 'successful ageing' in this study, for its emphasis on positive actions available to themajorityofpeople.
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By the 1990s themajorityofpeoplewere employed in the tertiary sector, including middleclass occupations, yet unemployment and social exclusion remain.
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Today the greatmajorityofpeopleuse prepaid accounts.
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In order to generate and maintain such consent, democracy must provide what themajorityofpeoplewant.
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The vastmajorityofpeoplehave extremely limited databases of musical experiences.
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Themajorityofpeopledo perceive themselves as appropriate and join a scheme.
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Interestingly, themajorityofpeoplereporting that they are not satisfied with the government simultaneously report that they are satisfied with the regime.
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Basic counselling skills are taught in colleges, but themajorityofpeoplein the inner city do not access this training.
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The old and decrepit constituted themajorityofpeopleliving in hospitals.
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Ethical subjectivists hold that moral principles are (morally) valid because themajorityofpeoplein the relevant group believe that such principles are (morally) valid.
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In the overwhelmingmajorityofpeople, back pain does not signal a serious disease or suggest that one should avoid normal daily activities.
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In the vastmajorityofpeoplethe left-hemisphere is responsible for rational thinking and logical behaviour.
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