Collocations withmajority
These are words often used in combination withmajority.
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bare majority
The party's parliamentary seats plunged even more spectacularly from a bare majority of 151 at dissolution (of 295 seats) to just two.
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clear majority
A clear majority said that opportunities still existed for learning progression (75%) and in achieving a sensible coverage of the curriculum (85%).
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conservative majority
Prussia used a highly restrictive three-class voting system in which the richest third of the population could choose 85% of the legislature, all but assuring a conservative majority.
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democratic majority
If a democratic majority is bent on violating rights, no legal or constitutional provision will hinder it.
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great majority
The great majority of amacrine cells are double labeled.
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large majority
Of the respondents who were employed, a large majority were in professional\\technical (72 per cent) or managerial\\administrative occupations (16 per cent).
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majority leader
But in 1937, the rule giving majority leader right of first recognition was created.
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majority of people
In a country where the vast majority of people have access to a car, nearly two-thirds of lone mothers did not.
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majority opinion
By yoking the police power to nuisance doctrine, the majority opinion locked growing cities into outdated conceptions of public health and safety.
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majority owner
He is still majority owner of the franchise.
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majority population
The study has highlighted several issues about inequalities between ethnic groups and between them and the majority population that require further investigation.
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majority shareholder
In many cases the government became the majority shareholder, with at least 55 per cent of the equity capital.
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majority vote
Then they decide the rating by majority vote.
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narrow majority
In both countries, the friend-focused network types included mostly women, whereas the diverse network types each had a narrow majority of men.
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outright majority
In this arrangement, the top two finishers (regardless of party) contest the general election, unless one of them acquires an outright majority in the primary.
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overwhelming majority
At the beginning of the second year, the overwhelming majority (81 %) of maternal first naming with designation involved the mothers' holding and indicating the animals.
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parliamentary majority
The scope for executive leadership therefore depends almost exclusively on the extent to which a government can rely on the support of its parliamentary majority.
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qualified majority
Having congress name the ombudsman by a qualified majority could provide a safeguard against such incidents, and such a procedure is frequently employed.
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simple majority
Under simple majority rule, only those present and voting are counted, so the measure passes 40-20.
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sizeable majority
On a sizeable majority of policy items, opinions underwent statistically significant net change.
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slight majority
A slight majority of individuals (52.9%) carried no pollen.
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slim majority
In the final vote only a slim majority approved the report.
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solid majority
If a government has a solid majority, it will be fairly indifferent.
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substantial majority
The substantial majority of people who are significantly disabled by mental health problems are among those who see themselves as having such needs.
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vast majority
It is established that some 800,000 holdings were owner-operated, with an average of 5.4 hectares, an indication that the vast majority were peasant-owned and -operated.
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