solid majority

collocation in English

meaningsofsolidandmajority

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solid
adjective
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/ˈsɒl.ɪd/us
/ˈsɑː.lɪd/
hard or firm, keeping a ...
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majority
noun
uk
/məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti/us
/məˈdʒɔː.rə.t̬i/
the larger number or part ...
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(Definition ofsolidandmajorityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsolid majority

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If a government has asolidmajority, it will be fairly indifferent.
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So many of them have come to the conclusion that they wish that this toosolidmajoritywould melt a little.
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Presumably they represented asolidmajority.
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He defeated two other candidates with asolidmajorityto return to office.
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He would gain some vote share over the last election to hold his seat with asolidmajority.
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In parts of this area they formed asolidmajorityuntil about 1900.
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She was reelected with asolidmajorityin 1993 and kept her seat in cabinet.
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It had gone into the election with asolidmajorityand 341 seats, but was cut down to 288 seats.
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Planche still held his seat with asolidmajorityof the vote.
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He won asolidmajorityto return to office defeating two other candidates.
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He would win the contest by asolidmajorityto pick up the seat for his party.
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Concurrently, there were many regions in which one of the sides constituted asolidmajority, and communities remained unified.
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He defeated two other candidates with asolidmajoritywin the seat.
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His majority of votes was reduced, but he still won asolidmajoritydefeating three other candidates.
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He won the seat with asolidmajorityto hold it for his party.
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He was re-elected in 1989 with asolidmajority.
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Asolidmajorityof responders felt that the sobriety definition did not require clarification.
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Strang was re-elected in the 2001 election with asolidmajority.
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