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1 ♦ majority
♦ majority /məˈdʒɒrətɪ/A n.1 maggioranza; (la) maggior parte: He was elected by a majority of 55 votes, è stato eletto con una maggioranza di 55 voti; the majority of people, la maggior parte delle persone; i più; to be in the (o in a) majority, essere in maggioranza; absolute majority, maggioranza assoluta; clear majority, maggioranza netta; narrow majority, esigua maggioranza; an overwhelming majority, una maggioranza schiacciante; (fam.) the vast majority, la grande maggioranza2 [u] (leg.) maggiore età: to attain (o to reach) one's majority, raggiungere la maggiore età; diventare maggiorenneB a. attr.di maggioranza; maggioritario: a majority vote, un voto di maggioranza; a majority decision, una decisione maggioritaria● ( boxe) majority draw, verdetto di parità con due voti pari e il terzo a favore di uno dei due pugili □ (fin.) majority interest, partecipazione di maggioranza □ (fin.) majority-owned, di cui si possiede il pacchetto di maggioranza □ (fin.) majority shareholder, azionista di maggioranza □ (fin.) majority stake, pacchetto di maggioranza □ (leg.) a majority verdict, un verdetto emesso a maggioranza ( dei giurati) □ (fig.) to join the majority, passare nel numero dei più; morire □ the silent majority, la maggioranza silenziosa.NOTA D'USO: - the majority of-
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