ONT Majority & Plurality
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| majority. 3.a. a number greater than half of a total.
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| majority rule. a political principle providing that a
| majority usually constituted by fifty percent plus one
| of an organized group will have the power to make
| decisions binding upon the whole.
| plurality. 3.a. a number greater than another.
| 3.b. an excess of votes over those
| cast for an opposing candidate.
| 3.c. a number of votes cast for a candidate
| in a contest of more than two candidates
| that is greater than the number cast for
| any other candidate but not more than half
| the total votes cast.
Source: 'Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary'
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