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majority noun

  /məˈd͡ʒɑɹɪti/ , /məˈd͡ʒɒɹɪti/ , /məˈd͡ʒɔɹɪti/
  • More than half (50%) of some group.
  • The difference between the winning vote and the rest of the votes.
 majorité

major noun

  /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/
  • (military ranks) A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.
 commandant, major
  • A person of legal age.
 majeur
  • (education, North America, Australia, New Zealand) The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.
 matière principale
  • A student at a college or university specializing on a given area of study.
 étudiant spécialisé, étudiante spécialisée

major adjective

  /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/
  • Of full legal age, having attained majority.
  • (education) Of or relating to a subject of academic study chosen as a field of specialization.
  • (postpositive) (of a key) Based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect.
  • Equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval. (of an interval)
  • Occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism. (of a term)
 majeur
  • Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.
 de taille, majeur, très important
  • Greater in number, quantity, or extent.
 majeur, plus grand, plus important
majeure

major verb

  /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/
se spécialiser
absolute majority
majorité absolue
sexual majority
majorité sexuelle
silent majority
majorité silencieuse
qualified majority
majorité qualifiée
simple majority
majorité ordinaire
age of majority
majorité civile, majorité légale
relative majority
majorité relative
majority judgment
jugement majoritaire
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