absolute majority

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.səˌlut məˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɪ.ti/, /ˌæb.səˈljut məˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɪ.ti/

Noun

absolute majority (plural absolute majorities)

More than half of the votes cast; more than half of the possible votes.
More than half of the counted item.

Antonyms

plurality
relative majority

Translations

A number of votes totalling over 50 per cent

Chinese:
Mandarin: 絕對多數 (zh)
Danish: absolut flertal n
Dutch: volstrekte meerderheid m, absolute meerderheid m
Finnish: yksinkertainen enemmistö
French: majorité absolue (fr) f
Galician: maioría absoluta f
Georgian: აბსოლუტური უმრავლესობა (absoluṭuri umravlesoba)

German: absolute Mehrheit (de) f
Hindi: अर्द्धशताधिक बहुमत m (arddhaśtādhik bahumat), पूर्ण बहुमत m (pūrṇ bahumat)
Icelandic: hreinn meirihluti m
Japanese: 絶対多数 (zettai tasū), 過半数 (ja) (kahansū)
Korean: 절대다수 (jeoldaedasu)
Persian: اکثریت مطلق‎ (aksariyat-e motlaq)
Portuguese: maioria absoluta f
Romanian: majoritate absolută (ro) f

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