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majority problem, or density classification task, is the problem of finding one-dimensional cellular automaton rules that accurately perform majority
Majority_problem
Low-space search for a majority element
distinctness problem, the problem of testing whether a collection of elements has any repeated elements Majority function, the majority of a collection
Boyer–Moore majority vote algorithm
Boyer–Moore_majority_vote_algorithm
Voting requirement above 50% for passage
for a simple majority, which is sometimes expressed as a "50% + 1 vote". Supermajority rules in a democracy can help to prevent a majority from eroding
Supermajority
Boolean function
(structure) Boolean algebras canonically defined Boyer–Moore majority vote algorithm Majority problem (cellular automaton) Peterson, William Wesley; Weldon,
Majority_function
Inherent oppressive potential of simple majority rule
Tyranny of the majority occurs under majority rule when the preferences and interests of the majority dominate the political landscape, potentially sidelining
Tyranny_of_the_majority
Democratic provision limiting majority rule
such control toward wider suffrage. The problem of tyranny then became a problem of limiting the majority's power. Even so, the widening of the franchise
Concurrent_majority
Probability of shared birthdays
In probability theory, the birthday problem asks for the probability that, in a set of n randomly chosen people, at least two will share the same birthday
Birthday_problem
Ethnic groups of the majority global population
Global Majority: Decolonising Narratives. Springer Nature. p. 8–9, 57–58. ISBN 978-3-030-88282-2. Weller, Paul (2 January 2022). "'The Problems of the
Global_majority
Concept in politics
The silent majority is an unspecified large group of people in a country or group who do not express their opinions publicly. The term was popularized
Silent_majority
Thought experiment in ethics
The trolley problem is a thought experiment in moral philosophy and moral psychology with many variations, involving hypothetical ethical dilemmas about
Trolley_problem
Elementary cellular automaton
one-dimensional binary cellular automaton rule, notable for solving the majority problem as well as for its ability to simultaneously describe several, seemingly
Rule_184
Probability puzzle
The Monty Hall problem is a brain teaser, in the form of a probability puzzle, based nominally on the American television game show Let's Make a Deal
Monty_Hall_problem
American right-wing Christian political organization
a majority. By 1988, there were serious cash flow problems and Falwell dismantled the organization in 1989. During its existence the Moral Majority experienced
Moral_Majority
American computer scientist
showed that genetic algorithms could find better solutions to the majority problem for one-dimensional cellular automata. She is the author of An Introduction
Melanie_Mitchell
Seven mathematical problems with a US$1 million prize for each solution
to each problem. The Clay Mathematics Institute officially designated the title Millennium Problem for the seven unsolved mathematical problems, the Birch
Millennium_Prize_Problems
Judicial opinion agreed to by more than half of the court's justices
they join with the majority, and which sections they do not. Black, Ryan; Epstein, Lee (Spring 2005). "Recusals and the 'Problem' of an Equally Divided
Majority_opinion
Method of using a pool of algorithms
In machine learning, weighted majority algorithm (WMA) is a meta learning algorithm used to construct a compound algorithm from a pool of prediction algorithms
Weighted majority algorithm (machine learning)
Weighted_majority_algorithm_(machine_learning)
Prion disease of the human brain
disease that results in trouble sleeping as its hallmark symptom. The majority of cases are familial (fatal familial insomnia [FFI]), stemming from a
Fatal_insomnia
Philosophical concept
hard non-problem". According to a 2020 PhilPapers survey, a majority (62.4%) of the philosophers surveyed said they believed that the hard problem is a genuine
Hard_problem_of_consciousness
Muslim-majority countries, states, districts, or towns
although there are no agreed criteria for inclusion. The term Muslim-majority countries is an alternative often used for the latter sense. The history
Islamic_world
Lobbying group advocating pro-Israel policies in the United States
Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI) is an American advocacy group that supports pro-Israel policies within the United States Democratic Party. DMFI was
Democratic Majority for Israel
Democratic_Majority_for_Israel
Mathematical algorithm
items can be computed to solve the frequent items problem, or in the case of k=2, the majority problem. With the same arguments as above, this second pass
Misra–Gries_summary
2017 essay by Cormac McCarthy
example of Kekulé's dream, noting that "[t]he vast majority of dreams and reveries don't solve major problems in the history of science." John Gray—a British
The_Kekulé_Problem
Distributed computing model
or the amount of memory required per node or both. For the problem of computing the majority (consensus), there is a well-known protocol that requires
Population_protocol
Intelligence of machines
typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making. It is a field of research in
Artificial_intelligence
Party leaders of the U.S. Senate The positions of majority leader and minority leader are held by two United States senators and people of the party leadership
Party leaders of the United States Senate
Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate
Class of algorithms operating on data streams
elements problem is to output a set of elements that constitute more than some fixed fraction of the stream. A special case is the majority problem, which
Streaming_algorithm
Dispute between Greek and Turkish Cypriots
Czechoslovakia and Eastern Bloc had previously interfered politically. The problem entered its current phase in the aftermath of the 1974 Turkish invasion
Cyprus_problem
Trading of favors by legislative members
affiliation (Holcombe 2006). The problem of cyclical majorities may arise with the absence of logrolling. The cyclical majority problem occurs when voters are faced
Logrolling
weighted majority algorithm is an algorithm in machine learning theory for aggregating expert predictions to a series of decision problems. It is a simple
Randomized weighted majority algorithm
Randomized_weighted_majority_algorithm
The separability problem is a concept from the field of social choice theory that describes the situation where two or more issues up for vote on a ballot
Separability_problem
Country in Central Europe
Mountains; the Alps cover most of the country's territory, whereas the majority of its 9 million people are concentrated on the plateau, which hosts many
Switzerland
Question of whether inductive reasoning leads to definitive knowledge
The problem of induction is a philosophical problem that questions the rationality of predictions about unobserved things based on previous observations
Problem_of_induction
Political philosophy
is a political philosophy or ideology with an agenda asserting that a majority, whether based on a religion, language, social class, or other category
Majoritarianism
Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
the early-to-mid-1980s, the Soviet authorities tried to solve the road problem by ordering the construction of new ones. Meanwhile, the automobile industry
Soviet_Union
Harmful repetitive gambling
Problem gambling (PG), also known as pathological gambling, gambling disorder, gambling addiction or ludomania, is repetitive gambling behavior despite
Problem_gambling
Jewish nationalist movement
Jewish demographic majority there. In pursuing a Jewish demographic majority, the Zionist movement encountered the demographic problem posed by the presence
Zionism
Optimization problem in computer science
neighbor search (NNS), as a form of proximity search, is the optimization problem of finding the point in a given set that is closest (or most similar) to
Nearest_neighbor_search
rejected by the overwhelming majority of philosophers/epistemologists. Physicalist and materialist approaches to the Gettier problem generally attempt to ground
List of philosophical problems
List_of_philosophical_problems
Computer bugs related to the year 2000
The term Year 2000 problem, or simply Y2K, refers to potential computer errors on the Gregorian calendar related to the formatting and storage of calendar
Year_2000_problem
Optimization problem
discrete problem, the quay is viewed as a finite set of berths. In the continuous problem, vessels can berth anywhere along the quay and the majority of research
Berth_allocation_problem
Perceived problem with judicial review
the majority. The problem stems from the understanding that a democracy's legitimacy arises from the fact that it implements the will of the majority (majoritarianism)
Counter-majoritarian difficulty
Counter-majoritarian_difficulty
Strategy of policing
occurred. Problem-oriented policing can have some unintended consequences, including displacement of the problem from its origins. The majority of problem-oriented
Problem-oriented_policing
Ethical problem in religion
The problem of Hell is a purported ethical problem in the Abrahamic religions of Christianity and Islam, in which the existence of Hell or Jahannam for
Problem_of_Hell
Highest court of jurisdiction in the U.S
When in the majority, the chief justice decides who writes the opinion of the court; otherwise, the most senior justice in the majority assigns the task
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
party leader serves as majority leader and the other as minority leader. Unlike the Senate majority leader, the House majority leader is the second highest-ranking
Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives
Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives
Psychological theory regarding individuals on the autism spectrum
rights movement is being considered for merging. › The double empathy problem is a psychological and sociological theory first coined in 2012 by Damian
Double_empathy_problem
Series of US naval exercises in the interwar period
around 2016. The first twenty-one Fleet Problems — labeled by Navy leadership as Fleet Problem I through Fleet Problem XXI — were conducted between 1923 and
Fleet_problem
Bipartisan group of U.S. representatives
The Problem Solvers Caucus is a group in the United States House of Representatives that has included members equally divided between Democrats and Republicans
Problem_Solvers_Caucus
Problem of determining if a Boolean formula could be made true
computer science, the Boolean satisfiability problem (sometimes called propositional satisfiability problem and abbreviated SATISFIABILITY, SAT or B-SAT)
Boolean satisfiability problem
Boolean_satisfiability_problem
Imbalance of matter and antimatter in the observable universe
cosmology, the baryon asymmetry problem, also known as the matter asymmetry problem or the matter–antimatter asymmetry problem, is the observed imbalance in
Baryon_asymmetry
Religious responses to the problem of evil are concerned with reconciling the existence of evil and suffering with an omnipotent, omnibenevolent, and
Religious responses to the problem of evil
Religious_responses_to_the_problem_of_evil
Fault in a computer system that presents different symptoms to different observers
failed. The term takes its name from an allegory, the "Byzantine generals problem", developed to describe a situation in which, to avoid catastrophic failure
Byzantine_fault
President of the United States from 1961 to 1963
Catholic president. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba
John_F._Kennedy
emphasizing that blacks were not a problem, but rather were the victims of racism perpetrated by the white majority in America. The concept was discussed
The_Negro_problem
English polymath (1642–1727)
the case, his laws still serve as excellent approximations for the vast majority of physical phenomena involving low speeds (much less than the speed of
Isaac_Newton
Philosophical question of how to distinguish between science and non-science
In philosophy of science and epistemology, the demarcation problem is the question of how to distinguish between science and non-science. It also examines
Demarcation_problem
Indian sitcom web television series
Metro Park, an Indian-American majority neighborhood in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, and the funny problems they face. Ranvir Shorey as Kalpesh
Metro_Park_(TV_series)
2014 single by Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea
"Problem" is a song by American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande, featuring Australian rapper Iggy Azalea. It was released by Republic Records on April
Problem_(Ariana_Grande_song)
American politician (1939–2021)
led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2017 and was the Senate majority leader from 2007 to 2015. After earning an undergraduate degree from Utah
Harry_Reid
Algorithmic technique
operations research and on-line statistical decision making problem field, the weighted majority algorithm and its more complicated versions have been found
Multiplicative weight update method
Multiplicative_weight_update_method
Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke
of ongoing debate, and no conclusive solution has been found yet. The majority view favors Marcan priority, in which both Matthew and Luke have made direct
Synoptic_Gospels
Bipartisan caucus in the Washington Senate
because of family problems. However, the caucus maintained its majority with 26 senators. The Majority Coalition Caucus lost its majority in a 2017 special
Majority_Coalition_Caucus
Ongoing military and political conflict in West Asia
Underlying this very serious problem of the unpardonable depravity of settlers' extremism is the even more serious problem that has to do with the involvement
Israeli–Palestinian_conflict
Caribbean Nation
deaths of between 800 and 1,000 people. Unemployment and poverty remained a problem for many Jamaicans. Various movements seeking political change arose as
Jamaica
American talk show
The Majority Report with Sam Seder (stylized The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder) is an American progressive internet talk radio program and podcast hosted
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
The_Majority_Report_with_Sam_Seder
21, 2025. Jain, Lakshya (October 27, 2025). "The immigration problem is a crime problem". The Argument. Retrieved October 28, 2025. "The Economist/YouGov
2026_United_States_elections
2022 U.S. Supreme Court case on abortion
the lower court rulings. A smaller majority of five justices joined the opinion overturning Roe and Casey. The majority held that abortion is neither a constitutional
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Dobbs_v._Jackson_Women's_Health_Organization
Statistical oversampling method
dealing with imbalanced classification categories within a dataset. The problem with doing statistical inference and modelling on imbalanced datasets is
Synthetic minority oversampling technique
Synthetic_minority_oversampling_technique
American politician and diplomat (born 1971)
111th district in the Florida House of Representatives. As the Republican majority leader, he was subsequently elected Speaker of the Florida House; he served
Marco_Rubio
Unanswered question in the study of consciousness
binding problem is the problem of how objects, background, and abstract or emotional features are combined into a single experience. The binding problem refers
Binding_problem
Country in Central Europe (1949–1990)
absolute majority, of eastern Germans defend the former East Germany.' The GDR had more good sides than bad sides. There were some problems, but life
East_Germany
Erotic practices involving domination and sadomasochism
psychological problem: It's a problem only if it is getting that individual into difficulties, if he or she is not happy with it, or it's causing problems in their
BDSM
American political organization
Salazar, Miguel (December 20, 2018). "Do America's Socialists Have a Race Problem?". The New Republic. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (in French) Michel Noblecourt
Democratic Socialists of America
Democratic_Socialists_of_America
Political party in the United States
by Democrats as "Scalawags". The great majority of white southerners were Democrats, as were the great majority of Irish Catholics and German Catholics
Republican Party (United States)
Republican_Party_(United_States)
Economic issue of securities
In finance, a holdout problem occurs when a bond issuer is in default or nears default, and launches an exchange offer in an attempt to restructure debt
Holdout_problem
American politician (born 1961)
member of the Republican Party, Thune has served since 2025 as Senate majority leader and Senate Republican leader. From 1997 to 2003, Thune served as
John_Thune
in combination) majorities, and in 46 more cities, between 30% and 50% of the population identified as black. Out of the 19 majority-Black cities, four
List of U.S. cities with large Black populations
List_of_U.S._cities_with_large_Black_populations
Erotic materials depicting minors
material that involves or depicts persons under the designated age of majority. The precise characteristics of what constitutes child pornography vary
Child_pornography
Ruling political party of Russia
450 seats in the State Duma as of 2022[update], having constituted the majority in the chamber since 2007. The party was formed on 1 December 2001 through
United_Russia
Twin-aisle airliner family
fuselage gap problem and the subsequent halt in deliveries had cost Boeing $6.3 billion in "abnormal costs". In February 2023, a further problem, of an analysis
Boeing_787_Dreamliner
Book by Mancur Olson
interests will be overrepresented and diffuse majority interests trumped, due to a free-rider problem that is stronger when a group becomes larger. The
The Logic of Collective Action
The_Logic_of_Collective_Action
1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland
being demolished. According to social worker and author Sarah Nelson, this problem of homelessness and disorientation contributed to the breakdown of the
The_Troubles
British government statement of 1917
Ottoman region with a small Jewish minority among an overwhelming Arab majority, mostly Muslim but also including Christians. The declaration was contained
Balfour_Declaration
in the next round. While the majority of work has been done on the static WTA problem, recently the dynamic WTA problem has received more attention. In
Weapon-target assignment problem
Weapon-target_assignment_problem
Part of the United Kingdom
unionists and their supporters in Westminster, Northern Ireland had a unionist majority, who wanted to remain in the United Kingdom; they were generally the Protestant
Northern_Ireland
Computer system that receives and forwards requests
proxy server. Clearing cookies and possibly the cache would solve this problem. Advertisers use proxy servers for validating, checking, and quality assuring
Proxy_server
The "Mexican Problem" is a concept that originally developed somewhere in the late 19th century, early 20th century due to different influential American
The_"Mexican_Problem"
Form of sexual dysfunction in males
duration for satisfactory sexual activity. It is the most common sexual problem in males and can cause psychological distress due to its impact on self-image
Erectile_dysfunction
Gambling done through the internet
recognizing the problem. Compulsive gamblers often deny they have a problem or need treatment. The most common and successful treatment plans for problem gamblers
Online_gambling
Movement disorders that appear in early childhood
poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. There may be problems with sensation, vision, hearing, and speech. Often, babies with cerebral
Cerebral_palsy
Cohort born from 2010s to 2020s
to be born entirely in the 21st century and the third millennium. The majority of Generation Alpha are the children of younger Generation X, Millennials
Generation_Alpha
Obsolete sedative–hypnotic drug
excellent sleeping drug. Lemmon, well aware of Quaalude's public image problems, used advertisements in medical journals to urge physicians "not to permit
Methaqualone
solution to the problem of induction. They put forward the argument, which has the form of a statistical syllogism: The great majority of large samples
Statistical_syllogism
1973 US Supreme Court decision on abortion, overruled 2022
specific problem in issue, any general value derivable from the provisions they included, or the nation's governmental structure. ... The problem with Roe
Roe_v._Wade
Diet plan by John Walker
afterwards. Walker considers the problem of weight loss and maintenance as a control system problem. Simplifying the problem to the barest elements, he models
The_Hacker's_Diet
Hypothetical invisible cosmic material
Unsolved problem in physics What is dark matter? How was it generated? More unsolved problems in physics In astronomy and cosmology, dark matter is an
Dark_matter
Territories ruled by the United Kingdom
Mandate in Palestine, where an Arab majority lived alongside a Jewish minority, presented the British with a similar problem to that of India. The matter was
British_Empire
American politician (born 1968)
to a majority in Congress without a Kean victory in November. Kean is a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership, and joined the Problem Solvers
Thomas_Kean_Jr.
computes majority. Since there are sorting networks which can be constructed in AC0, this shows that the majority function is in CC. A problem in CC is
CC_(complexity)
MAJORITY PROBLEM
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Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Of the Mind; Wish
Girl/Female
Hindu
Desire, Of the mind
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Morrell or Morel.Catalan : habitational name from any of several places called Morell in Tarragona and Girona provinces or Majorica and Minorca Islands, from a vernacular form of Latin Maurellus ‘dark-skinned’, diminutive of Maurus ‘Moor’.
Boy/Male
African, American, Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Sindhi, Swahili
Integrity of Conduct; Righteous; Good Judgement; Thinker; Counsellor; Lord Krishna; Maturity
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian, Kannada
Maturity
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places called Upton. The majority of them are named from Old English up- ‘upper’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. One in Essex, however, was originally named with the phrase upp in tūne ‘up in the settlement’, i.e. the higher part of the settlement; and one in Worcestershire is probably so called from the Old English personal name Ubba + tūn.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places so called. The majority, with examples in at least fourteen counties, are named from Old English horh ‘mud’, ‘slime’ or horn ‘dirt’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. One in southern Gloucestershire, however, is named from Old English heorot ‘hart’ + dūn ‘hill’.
Girl/Female
Australian, French, Greek
Pearl
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly a respelling of Kay 6, a shortened form of Scottish and Irish McKay.Korean : There is only one Chinese character and one clan for the Kye family name. According to the Kye family genealogy, the clan was founded by a Ming Dynasty government official named Kye SÅk-son who migrated to KoryÅ and settled in today’s Suan County of Hwanghae Province. The majority of bearers of the Kye family name today live in North Korea.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
Maturity; Expert; Married Woman
Girl/Female
Australian, French
Pearl
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of the numerous and widespread places so called. The majority of these are named with Old English middel ‘middle’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; a smaller group, with examples in Cumbria, Kent, Northamptonshire, Northumbria, Nottinghamshire, and Staffordshire, have as their first element Old English mylen ‘mill’.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Integrity of conduct maturity
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Calm; Sensitive; Honesty; Maturity; One who is Free; Tender; Good Character
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places called Withington. The majority, including those in Cheshire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, and Shropshire, are named from an unattested Old English wīðign ‘willow copse’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; Withington in Gloucestershire appears in Domesday Book as Widindune, from the genitive case of an Old English personal name Widia + Old English dūn ‘hill’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of the numerous places so called. The vast majority, including those in Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Dumfries, County Durham, Kent, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northumberland, Oxfordshire, Sussex, and West Yorkshire, are named from Old English denu ‘valley’ (see Dean 1) + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. An isolated example in Northamptonshire appears in Domesday Book as Dodintone ‘settlement associated with Dodda’.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Desire, Of the mind
Girl/Female
Tamil
Manorita | மாஂநோரீதா
Desire, Of the mind
Manorita | மாஂநோரீதா
Boy/Male
Tamil
Manorit | மாநோரித
Desire, Of the mind
Manorit | மாநோரித
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, in Bedfordshire, Merseyside, and Nottinghamshire, so named from Old English eofor ‘wild boar’ + tūn ‘settlement’.Described as being from Kent, England, Walter Everendon (d. 1725) was a colonial gunpowder manufacturer who ran a mill in Neponset in the township of Milton, across the river from Dorchester, MA. The first person to make gunpowder in America, Everendon eventually took majority interest in the mill and sold out to his son. The family, which also spelled their name Everden and Everton, continued to manufacture powder until after the Revolution.
MAJORITY PROBLEM
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Girl/Female
Australian, French, German, Portuguese
Famous Battle Maiden
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Lord of the Brave
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
The daughter of al-Mahdi
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Courtesy
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon and Cornwall) and German
English (Devon and Cornwall) and German : variant of Richard.Americanized spelling of German Reichardt.
Boy/Male
English
Lives at the ash tree pool.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Love; Friendship
Male
French
Norman French name derived from German Amalger, AMAUGER means "work-spear."
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
An Excellent Warrior; King
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Goodly.
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n.
A Masorite.
n.
Same as Masorite.
pl.
of Minority
a.
Approaching maturity.
n.
The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority.
n.
The state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; as, the maturity of corn or of grass; maturity of judgment; the maturity of a plan.
n.
Arrival of the time fixed for payment; a becoming due; termination of the period a note, etc., has to run.
n.
The military rank of a major.
n.
The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs.
a.
Mere; alone; unaccompanied by anything else; as, a bare majority.
pl.
of Majority
n.
The majority or bulk of mankind.
n.
The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast.
a. & n.
The smaller number; -- opposed to majority; as, the minority must be ruled by the majority.
n.
Ancestors; ancestry.
a.
To augment; to increase.
n.
One of the writers of the Masora.
a.
The populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a community.
n.
One who brings to maturity.
n.
The amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially, the number by which the votes for a successful candidate exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected by a majority of five hundred votes. See Plurality.