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1 plébisciter
plébisciter [plebisite]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb• le public a plébiscité ce nouveau magazine this new magazine has proved a tremendous success with the public* * *plebisite1) ( élire) to elect [somebody] with a huge majority2) ( approuver) to vote overwhelmingly in favour [BrE] of [personne, mesure]; to acclaim [mode]* * *plebisite vt1) (= approuver) to give overwhelming support to2) (= élire) to elect by an overwhelming majority* * *plébisciter verb table: aimer vtr1 ( élire) to elect [sb] with a huge majority; se faire plébisciter to be elected by an overwhelming majority;2 ( approuver) to vote overwhelmingly in favourGB of [personne, mesure]; to acclaim [mode, programme]; les auditeurs ont plébiscité l'émission the programmeGB has proved popular with the vast majority of listeners.[plebisite] verbe transitif1. [élire] to elect by (a) plebiscite2. [approuver] to approve (by a large majority) -
2 majorité
majorité [maʒɔʀite]feminine nounb. ( = parti majoritaire) party in powerc. ( = majeure partie) majority• il y a des mécontents, mais ce n'est pas la majorité there are some dissatisfied people, but they're not in the majority• groupe composé en majorité de... group mainly composed of...d. ( = âge légal) atteindre sa majorité to come of age* * *maʒɔʀite1) ( dans un vote) majority2) (des gens, choses) majorityce sont, en majorité, des enfants — they are, for the most part, children
3) ( parti majoritaire)la majorité — the government, the party in power
* * *maʒɔʀite nf1) (= âge) majority, age of majorityIl atteindra sa majorité en 2011. — He will come of age in 2011.
2) (= proportion) [votes] majorityen majorité — mainly, for the most part
3) (parlementaire) government* * *majorité nf1 ( dans un vote) majority; majorité absolue absolute majority; majorité relative or simple simple majority; avoir la majorité to have a majority; être élu à une forte/faible majorité to be elected with a large/small majority; texte adopté à la majorité des deux-tiers law passed with a two-thirds majority; approuvé par une majorité de 70% des votants approved by a majority of 70% of the voters; la majorité silencieuse the silent majority;2 (des gens, choses) majority; la majorité de la population most of the population; la majorité des cas the majority of cases; la majorité d'entre eux sont des toxicomanes most of them are drug-users; la majorité des députés a voté pour la motion the majority of deputies voted for the motion; ils sont en majorité they are in the majority; ce sont, en majorité, des enfants they are, for the most part, children; pays à majorité catholique predominantly Catholic country;3 ( parti majoritaire) la majorité the government; dans les rangs de la majorité in government ranks; un élu de la majorité an elected representative of the party in power.majorité qualifiée Pol qualified majority.[maʒɔrite] nom féminin1. [le plus grand nombre] majorityla majorité de the majority of, most2. POLITIQUEla majorité [parti] the majority, the party in power, the governing partyils ont gagné avec une faible/écrasante majorité they won by a narrow/overwhelming marginmajorité absolue/simple absolute/relative majority3. [âge légal] majoritya. [dans l'avenir] when you come of ageb. [dans le passé] when you came of age————————en majorité locution adjectivale————————en majorité locution adverbialeles ouvriers sont en majorité mécontents most workers ou the majority of workers are dissatisfied
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