ma·jor·i·ty /mə-'jȯr-ə-tē/ n pl -ties
1 a: legal age
b: the status of one who has reached legal age
2 a: a number or quantity greater than half of a total compare plurality
b: the excess of a majority over the remainder of the total
3 a: the group or political party whose votes predominate
b: the judges voting in a particular case who together determine the prevailing decision see also majority opinion at opinion compare dissent 3
majority adj
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.