PLURALITY

plurality, relative majority

(noun) (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)

battalion, large number, multitude, plurality, pack

(noun) a large indefinite number; “a battalion of ants”; “a multitude of TV antennas”; “a plurality of religions”

plurality

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

plurality (countable and uncountable, plural pluralities)

(uncountable) The state of being plural.

(ecclesiastical) The holding of multiple benefices.

(countable) A state of being numerous.

(countable) A number or part of a whole which is greater than any other number or part, but not necessarily a majority.

(countable) A number of votes for a single candidate or position which is greater than the number of votes gained by any other single candidate or position voted for, but which is less than a majority of valid votes cast.

(countable) A margin by which a number exceeds another number, especially of votes.

(countable) A group of many entities: a large number.

(countable) A group composed of more than one entity.

(of spouses) Polygamy.

Synonyms

• (state of being numerous): multiplicity

• (most votes in election, but less than 50%): relative majority, simple majority

• (ecclesiastical): pluralism

Antonyms

• singularity

• absolute majority

Source: Wiktionary

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Plu*ral"i*ty, n.; pl. pluralities. Etym: [L. pluralitas: cf. F. pluralité.]

1. The state of being plural, or consisting of more than one; a number consisting of two or more of the same kind; as, a plurality of worlds; the plurality of a verb.

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. Take the plurality of the world, and they are neither wise nor good. L'Estrange.

3. (Eccl.)

Definition: See Plurality of benefices, below. Plurality of benefices (Eccl.), the possession by one clergyman of more than one benefice or living. Each benefice thus held is called a plurality. [Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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