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1 majoriteitsdrager
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2 meerderheidsdrager
• majority carrierNederlands-Engels Technisch Woordenboek > meerderheidsdrager
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3 meerderheidselement
• majority elementNederlands-Engels Technisch Woordenboek > meerderheidselement
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4 meerderheid
1 majority♦voorbeelden:1 een ruime meerderheid • a large/wide majoritybij volstrekte meerderheid van stemmen • with an absolute majority (of votes)de meerderheid behalen/krijgen • win/gain a majorityde zwijgende meerderheid • the silent majority -
5 een ruime meerderheid
Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een ruime meerderheid
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6 extraparlementair
♦voorbeelden:Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > extraparlementair
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7 gros
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8 in de meerderheid zijn
in de meerderheid zijnbe in the majority; 〈 politiek〉 have a/the majorityVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > in de meerderheid zijn
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9 meest
♦voorbeelden:1 op zijn meest • at (the) most/the outsidede meesten van zijn voorgangers • most/the majority of his predecessorsII 〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:het meest houden van … • love/like … (the) most/besthet meest • the mosthet meest voor de hand liggend • the most obvious -
10 merendeel
♦voorbeelden:1 het merendeel van de aanwezigen • the majority/most of those presentvoor het merendeel • for the most/greater part -
11 overgroot
2 [verreweg het grootst] major♦voorbeelden: -
12 regeringsmeerderheid
1 [het grootste deel van de regering] cabinet majority2 [steunende meerderheid in het parlement] government majorityVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > regeringsmeerderheid
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13 consensus
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14 generaliteit
n. generality, statement which is unspecific or lacking in detail; general law, general principal; quality of being general; majority -
15 gros
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16 hoofdgroep
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17 hoofdmacht
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18 majoorschap
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19 majoorsrang
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20 meerderheid
n. majority, plurality, superiority, ascendancy, ascendency, overbalance, bulk
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majority — We are concerned here with three related uses, two of them relatively straightforward and one that gives rise to a difficulty: 1. majority = ‘a superiority in numbers’, especially in political contexts, ‘the amount by which a winning vote exceeds … Modern English usage
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majority — [mə jôr′ə tē, məjär′ə tē] n. pl. majorities [Fr majorité < ML majoritas < L major: see MAJOR] 1. [also with pl. v.] the greater part or larger number; more than half of a total ☆ 2. the number by which the votes cast for the candidate, bill … English World dictionary
Majority — This article is about the mathematical concept of majority. For other uses, see Majority (disambiguation). A majority is a subset of a group consisting of more than half of its members. This can be compared to a plurality, which is a subset… … Wikipedia
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