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- absolute majoritiesN-COUNT: usu singIf a political party wins an absolute majority, they obtain more seats or votes than the total number of seats or votes gained by their opponents in an election.
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Absolute majority — An absolute majority or majority of the entire membership (in American English, a supermajority voting requirement) is a voting basis which usually requires that more than half of all the members of a group (including those absent and those… … Wikipedia
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absolute majority — absolute ma jority n [singular] when a party or person wins more than half of the total votes in an election … Dictionary of contemporary English
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absolute majority — noun a majority over all rivals combined; more than half … English new terms dictionary
absolute majority — /æbsəlut məˈdʒɒrəti/ (say absuhlooht muh joruhtee) noun → majority (def. 2) …
