Plurality
Plu`ral´i`ty
| n. | 1. | The state of being plural, or consisting of more than one; a number consisting of two or more of the same kind; | |||
| 2. | The greater number; a majority; also, the greatest of several numbers; in elections, the excess of the votes given for one candidate over those given for another, or for any other, candidate. When there are more than two candidates, the one who receives the plurality of votes may have less than a majority. See Majority. | ||||
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| Noun | 1. | plurality - the state of being plural; "to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable" |
| 2. |  plurality - a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" | |
| 3. | plurality - (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: relative majority |
PLURALITY, government. The greater number of votes given at an election; it is distinguished from a majority, (q.v.) which is a plurality of all the votes which might have been given; though in common parlance majority is used in the sense here given to plurality.
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