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majority noun

  /məˈd͡ʒɑ.ɹɪti/ , /məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪti/ , /məˈd͡ʒɔɹ.ɪti/ , /mɛˈdʒɔrɪʈi/
  • More than half (50%) of some group.
  • In a parliament or legislature, the difference in seats between the ruling party and the opposition; (UK) in an election, the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the second-place candidate, or between the winning candidate and all of the other candidates combined.
 majorité

major noun

  /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ , [ˈmeɪ̯d͡ʒə(ɹ)] , [ˈmeɪ̯d͡ʒɚ(ɹ)] , [ˈmeːd͡ʒɚ(ɹ)] , [ˈmæɪ̯d͡ʒə(ɹ)] , [ˈmɛjd͡ʒə(ɹ)]
  • (military ranks) A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.
 commandant, major, chef d'escadron, chef d'escadrons
  • 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)/ , [ˈmeɪ̯d͡ʒə(ɹ)] , [ˈmeɪ̯d͡ʒɚ(ɹ)] , [ˈmeːd͡ʒɚ(ɹ)] , [ˈmæɪ̯d͡ʒə(ɹ)] , [ˈmɛjd͡ʒə(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
de taille, majeure, très important
  • Greater in number, quantity, or extent.
 majeur, plus grand, plus important

major verb

  /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ , [ˈmeɪ̯d͡ʒə(ɹ)] , [ˈmeɪ̯d͡ʒɚ(ɹ)] , [ˈmeːd͡ʒɚ(ɹ)] , [ˈmæɪ̯d͡ʒə(ɹ)] , [ˈmɛjd͡ʒə(ɹ)]
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absolute majority
majorité absolue
sexual majority
majorité sexuelle
silent majority
majorité silencieuse
relative majority
majorité relative
qualified majority
majorité qualifiée
simple majority
majorité ordinaire
age of majority
majorité civile, majorité légale
majority judgment
jugement majoritaire
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