| 单词 | majority |
| 释义 | majority majority /; AmE ; / noun (plural majorities)
EARLY MAJORITY, LATE MAJORITY
1 [sing. with sing./pl. verb] the largest part of a group of people or things: The vast majority of people interviewed said they were happy in their jobs. The majority was/were in favour of the proposal. Export orders now account for the majority of our sales. Women are in a/the majority in the Kenyan coffee and tea industries. OPP MINORITY
2 [C] the number of votes by which one side in an election, a discussion, etc. wins: The court decided by a majority of five to two to reject the claim. The resolution was carried by a huge majority. a majority vote/decision Changes to the trust require a two-thirds majority (= 66.6% of those voting must agree to them).
3 [sing.] (usually used as an adjective) used to describe a group of shares that is more than half of the total number of shares in a company, or sb who owns this amount: They are seeking buyers for a majority stake in their Australian operation. a majority shareholder The group is majority-owned by Anglo American. They plan to sell majority control to their Asian partners. The government will keep 51% of the shares, so maintaining majority control. ⇨ MINORITY (2)
a majority control/holding/investment/share/stake a majority investor/owner/shareholder |
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