RELATIVE MAJORITY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes)

Synonyms:

plurality; relative majority

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("relative majority" is a kind of...):

relative quantity (a quantity relative to some purpose)

Domain category:

election (a vote to select the winner of a position or political office)

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