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majority noun

  /məˈd͡ʒɑ.ɹɪti/ , /məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪti/ , /məˈd͡ʒɔɹ.ɪti/ , /mɛˈdʒɔrɪʈi/
  • More than half (50%) of some group.
 meerderheid, merendeel
  • 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.
 meerderheid

major adjective

  /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ , [ˈmeɪ̯d͡ʒə(ɹ)] , [ˈmeɪ̯d͡ʒɚ(ɹ)] , [ˈmeːd͡ʒɚ(ɹ)] , [ˈmæɪ̯d͡ʒə(ɹ)] , [ˈmɛjd͡ʒə(ɹ)]
  • Of full legal age, having attained majority.
 meerderjarig
belangrijk

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.
 majoor
  • (education, North America, Australia, New Zealand) The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.
 hoofdvak
  • A person of legal age.
 meerderjarige
majority government
meerderheidsregering
absolute majority
absolute meerderheid, volstrekte meerderheid
sexual majority
seksuele meerderjarigheid
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