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Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
Charles de Montesquieu

Meaning of "in the majority" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IN THE MAJORITY

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IN THE MAJORITY

in the hole
in the hunt
in the know
in the lap of the gods
in the last analysis
in the least
in the line of duty
in the long haul
in the long run
in the main
in the making
in the mass
in the midst of
in the money
in the mood
in the name of
in the nature of
in the negative
in the neighbourhood of
in the nick of time

WORDS THAT END LIKE IN THE MAJORITY

aperture priority
Atomic Energy Authority
authority
aviation authority
celebrity
ethnic minority
Greater London Authority
Health Authority
inferiority
local authority
majority
minority
Palestinian National Authority
port authority
priority
seniority
sonority
sorority
superiority
tax authority
unitary authority

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «in the majority» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IN THE MAJORITY

Find out the translation of in the majority to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of in the 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 «in the majority» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在多数
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en la mayoría
570 millions of speakers

English

in the majority
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बहुमत में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في معظم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

В большинстве
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

na maioria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রধান মধ্যে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en majorité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

di dalam utama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

in der Mehrzahl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大多数
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대다수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing utama
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trong phần lớn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முக்கியமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुख्य मध्ये
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

esasta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nella maggioranza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

W większości
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

У більшості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în majoritatea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στην πλειοψηφία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

in die meerderheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

i de flesta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

i de fleste
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of in the majority

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IN THE MAJORITY»

The term «in the majority» is very widely used and occupies the 185 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IN THE MAJORITY» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «IN THE MAJORITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word in the majority.
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John Tyler Bonner
When, as an undergraduate, I began experiments on these slime molds in 1940, only one other person, Kenneth Raper, was working on them at that time. In fact, he discovered the model species Dictyostelium discoideum, which is the species used in the majority of the experimental work today.
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Susie Bright
I see the effects of sexual and gender liberation all around me, just like you do, but I don't have a sense of being in the majority.
3
Chaka Fattah
Now, so, if you want to blame someone for wasteful spending, the Republicans are in the majority.
4
Robin Hayes
We in the majority have worked hard to empower people to create opportunities, to make jobs, to do things that turn America into a place where people can achieve their dreams.
5
Glynis Johns
I would sooner play in a good British picture than in the majority of American pictures I have seen.
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John Knox
A man with God is always in the majority.
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Aleksander Kwasniewski
To be in the EU, it means to have same rules of... for economy, for social life, to be together in the majority of European countries.
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Jacob Lew
Historically, the responsibility for voting on the debt limit has gone to the party in the majority.
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Charles de Montesquieu
Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
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Ralph W. Sockman
The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IN THE MAJORITY»

Discover the use of in the majority in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to in the majority and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Global Voices: Reading the Bible in the Majority World
Ethnically and nationally diverse scholars familiar with both non-western and Western hermeneutic traditions explore what it means to hear, heed, and appreciate biblical interpretations from the non-Western world in this illuminating ...
Craig S. Keener, M. Daniel Carroll R, 2012
2
Women's Health in the Majority World: Issues and Initiatives
This is an innovative text using didactic information and case studies to address those issues that affect most of the worlds women.
Laurie Elit, Jean Chamberlain Froese, 2007
3
The Majority Rules
Enmeshed in a conspiracy involving a string of murders and a cover up with ties to the U.S. Court of Appeals, judge Tim Quinn finds his investigation thwarted by his complicated relationships with a Southern judge who helped him win ...
Eugene Sullivan, 2005
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The Majority Finds Its Past: Placing Women in History
... explored in "The Majority Finds Its Past" (#11). What is needed in order to correct the distorted picture presented by traditional history is woman-centered analysis. What would the past be like if women were placed at the center of inquiry?
Gerda Lerner, 2005
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The New World of Politics: An Introduction to Political Science
This overlapping of rulers and ruled, of majority and minority, fosters confidence in the majority process. It increases trust among citizens, interests, and party members. This trust encourages the minority to accept the majority's decision and to ...
Neal Riemer, Douglas Simon, 1997
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The Text of the New Testament in Contemporary Research: ...
In particular, if this is not Pickering's basic approach, why does he fault Hodges and Farstad in their stemmatic reconstructions precisely because the resultant text is not found in the majority of MSS (Pickering, “More 'Second Thoughts',” 2, 4;  ...
Bart D. Ehrman, Michael W. Holmes, 2012
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Disability and the Life Course: Global Perspectives
In the majority world, employment is also a matter of economic survival for disabled people and their families. Based on research in Jordan (Turmusani 1999a), this chapter highlights the economic needs and strategies of disabled adults in the ...
Mark Priestley, 2001
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The American Congress
Cohesiveness in the majority party enables agreements between committee and party leaders to gain the majority required to adopt restrictive special rules on the floor. In the Senate, the carefully preserved rights of individual members to ...
Steven S. Smith, Jason M. Roberts, Ryan J. Vander Wielen, 2007
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That Godless Court?: Supreme Court Decisions on Church-state ...
If in the majority, the chief justice will assign one justice to write the opinion for the Court. If the chief is not in the majority, the assignment will be made by the most senior associate justice who is in the majority. In either case, the assigning ...
Ronald Bruce Flowers, 2005
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One Bible Only?: Examining Exclusive Claims for the King ...
These passages are in double brackets in the Eclectic Text,25 but they are included in the text in the Majority Text. However, the Majority Text differs not only from the Eclectic Text but also the TR in about 1 ,800 places, and the difference ...
Roy E. Beacham, Kevin T. Bauder

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IN THE MAJORITY»

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Political donations flow to new Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie …
Skelos rose to power in 2008, briefly served as minority leader but had been back in the majority since 2010. Both stepped down from their ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
2
GfK Study: Major acquisitions are still almost impossible for the …
The study shows that negotiations between Greece and the creditors of the country influenced the state of mind in the majority of the European ... «ACTmedia, Jul 15»
3
#IfIDieInPoliceCustody Trends as People Look for Answers in the …
And in the majority of those cases, the police officers got off scot-free. No one knows what happened to Bland. Her family deserves answers. «The Root, Jul 15»
4
Paul Johnson guest col: Court's marriage decision demeans federal …
It's clear the five justices voting in the majority have an agenda to radically change the United States and they refuse to let the Constitution ... «Nevada Appeal, Jul 15»
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Society might need tough guys again one day – but a lot of dads I …
We simply have to accept that if our role happens to involve being the primary wage earner – which is still the case in the majority of family ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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As his own fortunes get inextricably linked to the BJP winning Bihar …
The result: many in the majority community joined forces to teach the minority community a lesson in the state. The polarisation that started in ... «India Today, Jul 15»
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Wisconsin Supreme Court ends John Doe probe into Scott Walker's …
Those in the majority raised questions about the way the probe was conducted, with Gableman writing that the search warrants were executed ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
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ICC orders its prosecutor to consider 'Mavi Marmara' war crimes …
The two judges in the majority were presiding Judge Joyce Aluoch of Kenya and Judge Cuno Tarfusser of Italy. Judge Peter Kovacs of Hungary ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
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Data Breaches Have Occurred in the Majority of Healthcare …
A new study from the Ponemon Institute confirms that most healthcare organizations have been the victims of cyber attacks, placing sensitive ... «MSPmentor, Jul 15»
10
Latest Ruling Against Public Workers Shows Christie's Success In …
“We cannot conclude that these matters required compelled negotiation,” LaVecchia wrote in the majority opinion. “These civil service ... «NJ Spotlight, Jul 15»

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