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majoritarian

Definition of majoritarian

adjective

  • governed by or believing in decision by a majority: the value of the Supreme Court as guardian of our liberties depends on its being distanced from ordinary majoritarian politics

noun

  • a person who supports government by a majority: the hectoring tone of majoritarians toward heterodox opinions

Derivatives

majoritarianism

noun

majoritarian in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of majoritarian in the US English dictionary
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