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The citizen parties, by an absolute majority, elected a National Socialist Government.
Fritz Sauckel

Meaning of "absolute majority" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ABSOLUTE MAJORITY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABSOLUTE MAJORITY

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conjunction
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Absolute majority is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ABSOLUTE MAJORITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Supermajority

A supermajority or a qualified majority is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified greater level of support than a 50% simple majority. In some jurisdictions, for example, parliamentary procedure requires that any action that may alter the rights of a minority has a supermajority requirement. Changes to constitutions, especially those with entrenched clauses, commonly require supermajority support in a legislature. A supermajority is absolute if the required percentage or fraction is based on the entire membership rather than on those present and voting.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABSOLUTE MAJORITY

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ABSOLUTE MAJORITY

aperture priority
Atomic Energy Authority
authority
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Greater London Authority
Health Authority
in the majority
inferiority
local authority
majority
minority
Palestinian National Authority
port authority
priority
seniority
sonority
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superiority
tax authority
unitary authority

Synonyms and antonyms of absolute majority in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «absolute majority» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABSOLUTE MAJORITY

Find out the translation of absolute majority to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of absolute majority from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «absolute majority» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

绝对多数
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mayoría absoluta
570 millions of speakers

English

absolute majority
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पूर्ण बहुमत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأغلبية المطلقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

абсолютное большинство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maioria absoluta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরম সংখ্যাগরিষ্ঠতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

majorité absolue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Majoriti mutlak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

absolute Mehrheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

絶対多数
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

절대 다수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mayoritas absolut
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

đa số tuyệt đối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முழுமையான பெரும்பான்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परिपूर्ण बहुसंख्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Salt çoğunluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

maggioranza assoluta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezwzględna większość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

абсолютна більшість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

majoritatea absolută
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απόλυτη πλειοψηφία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

volstrekte meerderheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

absolut majoritet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

absolutt flertall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of absolute majority

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABSOLUTE MAJORITY»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABSOLUTE MAJORITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about absolute majority

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2 QUOTES WITH «ABSOLUTE MAJORITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word absolute majority.
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John C. Calhoun
The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but the Government of the strongest interests; and when not efficiently checked, it is the most tyrannical and oppressive that can be devised.
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Fritz Sauckel
The citizen parties, by an absolute majority, elected a National Socialist Government.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABSOLUTE MAJORITY»

Discover the use of absolute majority in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to absolute majority and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law
those entitled to be convoked.46 Given the presence of a quorum, one or, if necessary, two ballots are to be taken in search of an absolute majority (i.e., one more than half) of those present (not merely of valid votes cast47) in favor of one  ...
John P. Beal, James A. Coriden, Thomas Joseph Green, 2000
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Comparing Political Regimes: A Thematic Introduction to ...
PANAMA 5 5 5 1 1 3 simple plurality PARAGUAY SEYCHELLES simple plurality absolute majority, otherwise runoff SIERRA LEONE 5 2 qualified majority of 55%, otherwise runoff UNITED STATES 4 2 absolute majority in electoral college, ...
Alan Siaroff, 2009
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Inside the Vatican
It is at this point that John Paul II dramatically changed the election process by allowing an absolute majority (more than half) of the electors to waive the requirement of a two-thirds majority vote. Thus an absolute majority of the electors can ...
Thomas J. Reese, 1998
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Mechanisms of Democracy : Institutional Design Writ Small: ...
absolute majority rule, a majority of the whole body cannot succeed if its participation falls below the absolute threshold, no matter what supermajority results. Under absolute majority rule in a one hundred member body, a vote of fifty for and ...
Adrian Vermeule Professor of Law Harvard Law School, 2007
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Veto Players: How Political Institutions Work
The EP then has three months to select one of three options: to approve the common position of the Council (or, equivalently, take no action), in which case the Council adopts the proposal; to reject the common position by an absolute majority ...
George Tsebelis, 2011
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Official report of debates: 2004 ordinary session (second ...
The results as regards Croatia are as follows: Number of members voting: 183 Number of blank or spoiled ballot papers: 22 Number of votes cast: 161 Absolute majority required: 81 The votes cast were as follows: Ms Crnic-Grotic: 33 Mr ...
Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly, 2005
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Law and Government in Australia
inconvenience of that absolute majority having to attend. The practical difference is merely attendance, not the extent of overall support for the legislation in question. But in relation to proposed legislation of sufficient importance, there is no ...
Matthew Groves, 2005
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Majority Decisions: Principles and Practices
I therefore focus on a small-scale, but consequential, adjustment to the explicit voting rule itself: the use of an absolute majority rule in place of simple majority rule. “Majority rule” is not, by itself, a well-specified voting procedure, even setting  ...
Stéphanie Novak, Jon Elster, 2014
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Counting the Many: The Origins and Limits of Supermajority Rule
Absolute majority rules themselves have a status quo bias, inducing inflexibility. Consider the following example, adapted from a proposal by Adrian Vermeule in the most sustained recent discussion of the mechanism. A 100-member voting ...
Melissa Schwartzberg, 2013
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The Politics of Southern Europe: Integration Into the ...
TABLE 3.5 Governments in Greece (1974-2000) Prime Minister Date ln Resignation Party Composition Type of Government Karamanlis l 7.26.74 11.19. 77 ND Absolute Majority Government K, n. HM, m!ii, ll 11.28.77 5.6.80 ND Absolute ...
José María Magone, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABSOLUTE MAJORITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term absolute majority is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shiv Sena was not born for power: Uddhav Thackeray
Mumbai: Shiv Sena will get absolute majority in Maharashtra one day if the people of the state decide to do so, party president Uddhav ... «indiatvnews.com, Jul 15»
2
Kashrut should be based on trust, not money
The absolute majority of these organizations are ultra-Orthodox and operate on an economic basis, granting a considerable profit to their ... «Ynetnews, Jul 15»
3
Davutoğlu to begin tour of party leaders for coalition talks
Generally speaking, a total of 276 seats, representing an absolute majority in the 550-seat Parliament, are required to form a government. «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
4
Indian Premier To Visit Britain In November
With Cameron's Conservative Party securing absolute majority in the British Parliament this year, the Indian premier has confirmed his visit. «InSerbia News, Jul 15»
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Is Turkey preparing to invade Syria?-Giuseppe Didonna
Erdogan has seen his party loses its absolute majority in parliament for the first time in 13 years. Kurds are now represented in parliament and ... «JK Alternative Viewpoint, Jul 15»
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Matthews Asia: More Than Modi, The Case For India's Equities
... and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a landslide electoral victory, securing the first absolute majority in a general election in 30 years. «ValueWalk, Jul 15»
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Iran's Parliament Speaker Felicitates Turkish Counterpart on Election
In June, general elections were held in Turkey, with the AKP failing to obtain an absolute majority in parliament for the first time since coming to ... «Fars News Agency, Jul 15»
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Conservatives see best chance in 18 years to cut welfare bill
"The outright victory of the Conservative party came as a surprise to everyone. Now that it has an absolute majority, it can restate its fiscal plans ... «Reuters UK, Jul 15»
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AK Party to focus on forming coalition gov't, Davutoğlu says
A total of 276 seats, representing an absolute majority in the 550-seat Parliament, are required to form a government. The AK Party has 258 ... «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
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Is Turkey Really Going to Invade Syria?
After nearly 13 years in power, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost its absolute majority in parliament. The AKP, which still ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»

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