in the majority
idiom
: being of a number greater than half the total
Supporters of the new law appear to be in the majority.
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On Friday, the state’s high court ruled 4-3 that the veto was lawful, with all of the liberal justices in the majority.
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 18 Apr. 2025
The seven judges in the majority were meanwhile all appointed by Democratic presidents.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
Editors’ Picks Only among the smallest parties in Parliament — the Greens and Die Linke, both on the left — are female parliamentarians in the majority.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
In his talk, Rasool spoke in academic language of the Trump administration’s crackdowns on diversity and equity programs and immigration and mentioned the possibility of a U.S. where white people soon would no longer be in the majority.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 18 Apr. 2025
The seven judges in the majority were meanwhile all appointed by Democratic presidents.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
Editors’ Picks Only among the smallest parties in Parliament — the Greens and Die Linke, both on the left — are female parliamentarians in the majority.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
In his talk, Rasool spoke in academic language of the Trump administration’s crackdowns on diversity and equity programs and immigration and mentioned the possibility of a U.S. where white people soon would no longer be in the majority.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
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“In the majority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20majority. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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