HyperDic: relative_majority

English > 1 sense of the expression relative majority:
NOUNquantityrelative majority, plurality(in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes)
English > relative majority: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
Meaning(in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes).
Synonymplurality
CategoryelectionA vote to select the winner of a position or political office
Broaderrelative quantityA quantity relative to some purpose
Spanishmayoría relativa, pluralidad
Catalanpluralitat

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