ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsMmajority
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majority
Meaning: more than half of a group
majority in a sentence
How majority is used in real sentences:
The majority of students chose soccer for field day.
The majority of the cookies had chocolate chips, while only a few had raisins.
“The majority of songbirds had already flown south, so the woods sounded strangely quiet.”
— from the passage Before the First Snow
Synonyms for majority
Other words for majority — greater number, bulk and preponderance — carry the same meaning.
- greater number
- bulk
- preponderance
Antonyms of majority
Words that mean the opposite of majority:
- minority
- smaller part
Where it comes from
From Latin maior 'greater'
Memory hook
The MAJOR part of a group is the majority.