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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

  • vast — [ væst ] adjective ** extremely large: a vast empty plain a vast amount/number/quantity: Our dog eats a vast amount of food each day. a vast range/array: the vast array of computer games available in vast numbers/amounts: People flocked to the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • vast — W2S2 [va:st US væst] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: vastus empty, desolate, very large ] 1.) extremely large = ↑huge vast amounts/numbers/quantities/sums etc (of sth) ▪ The government will have to borrow vast amounts of money. ▪ The… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • majority —    , like major, has been wearied by overuse, particularly in the expression the vast majority of, as in these three examples, all from authorities: The vast majority of conditional sentences . . . (Partridge); In the vast majority of instances …   Dictionary of troublesome word

  • majority — ▪ I. majority ma‧jor‧i‧ty 1 [məˈdʒɒrti ǁ məˈdʒɔː , məˈdʒɑː ] noun majorities PLURALFORM 1. [singular] most of the people or things in a particular group: • Some franchisees quit, but the majority are still hanging on. majority of …   Financial and business terms

  • vast — 01. Russia is a [vast] country, the largest in the world. 02. A [vast] number of cows had to be destroyed in Great Britain a few years ago when it was found that they were carrying a deadly virus. 03. England is [vastly] different from what I had …   Grammatical examples in English

  • majority — noun 1 most ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, huge, large, overwhelming, significant, sizeable, solid, strong, substantial …   Collocations dictionary

  • majority — n. number greater than half (AE); greater number (BE) 1) to get, receive a majority 2) to have, hold a majority (the Democrats have a slim majority in the House) 3) a bare, narrow, slim, small; clear; large; overwhelming, vast majority 4) an… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • vast */*/ — UK [vɑːst] / US [væst] adjective Word forms vast : adjective vast comparative vaster superlative vastest extremely large a vast empty plain a vast amount/number/quantity: Our dog eats a vast amount of food each day. a vast range/array: the vast… …   English dictionary

  • majority — ma|jor|i|ty [məˈdʒɔrıti US məˈdʒo: , məˈdʒa: ] n plural majorities ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(most people or things)¦ 2¦(most votes)¦ 3 majority vote/decision/verdict etc 4 majority stake/shareholding etc 5¦(becoming an adult)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; :… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • majority */*/*/ — UK [məˈdʒɒrətɪ] / US [məˈdʒɔrətɪ] noun Word forms majority : singular majority plural majorities 1) a) [singular] most of the people or things in a group: can be followed by a singular or plural verb His job is to represent the views of the… …   English dictionary

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