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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.
 maioria
maioridade

major adjective

  /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ , [ˈmeɪ̯d͡ʒə(ɹ)] , [ˈmeɪ̯d͡ʒɚ(ɹ)] , [ˈmeːd͡ʒɚ(ɹ)] , [ˈmæɪ̯d͡ʒə(ɹ)] , [ˈmɛjd͡ʒə(ɹ)]
principal, mor
  • Greater in number, quantity, or extent.
  • (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)
 maior
  • Of full legal age, having attained majority.
 maior, maior de idade

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.
 major
  • A person of legal age.
 maior, maior de idade

major verb

  /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ , [ˈmeɪ̯d͡ʒə(ɹ)] , [ˈmeɪ̯d͡ʒɚ(ɹ)] , [ˈmeːd͡ʒɚ(ɹ)] , [ˈmæɪ̯d͡ʒə(ɹ)] , [ˈmɛjd͡ʒə(ɹ)]
especializar-se
age of majority
maioridade
absolute majority
maioria absoluta
silent majority
maioria silenciosa
sexual majority
idade de consentimento
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