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名詞

absolute majority (複数形 absolute majorities)

1. A true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being counted.

   The idea of an absolute majority is somewhat ambiguous, sometimes simply meaning a majority of the vote total and sometimes a majority of all eligible voters.

上位語

• majority

等位語

• superminority, qualified minority, plurality, relative majority, simple majority, qualified majority, supermajority

Further reading

• absolute majority at OneLook Dictionary Search
• “absolute majority”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “absolute majority”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “absolute majority” (US) / “absolute majority” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “absolute majority” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.