the principle that the greater number should exercise greater power
the head of the majority party in a legislative body, especially the US Senate or House of Representatives
the majority of people, regarded as favouring firm moral standards
a majority in which the highest number of votes cast for any one candidate, issue, or item exceeds the second-highest number, while not constituting an absolute majority
a verdict agreed by all but one or two of the members of a jury
belong to or constitute the larger group or number
the majority of people, regarded as holding moderate opinions but rarely expressing them
a number that is much more than half of a total, especially in a vote