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Meaning of "overall majority" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERALL MAJORITY

overall majority  [ˈəʊvərˌɔːl məˈdʒɒrɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERALL MAJORITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overall majority is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OVERALL MAJORITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Majority

A majority is a subset of a set consisting of more than half of the set's elements. This can be compared to a plurality, which is a subset larger than any other subset considered; i.e. a plurality is not necessarily a majority as the largest subset considered may consist of less than half the set's elements. In British English, majority and plurality are often used as synonyms, and the term majority is also alternatively used to refer to the winning margin, i.e. the number of votes separating the first-place finisher from the second-place finisher. A majority may be called a simple majority to contrast with other types of majority: an overall majority, in parliamentary systems, is the difference of legislators between the government and its opposition; an absolute majority is a majority of all electors, not just those who voted; and a supermajority is a stronger majority than a simple majority.

Definition of overall majority in the English dictionary

The definition of overall majority in the dictionary is an amount of votes received by a political party which is larger than the total amount of votes received by all of the other political parties taken together. Other definition of overall majority is the difference between the number of votes received by a winning political party and the total number of votes received by all of the other political parties taken together.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERALL MAJORITY


anteriority
ænˌtɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ
anti-authority
ˌæntɪɔːˈθɒrɪtɪ
apriority
ˌeɪpraɪˈɒrɪtɪ
authority
ɔːˈθɒrɪtɪ
celebrity
sɪˈlɛbrɪtɪ
charity
ˈtʃærɪtɪ
exteriority
ɪkˈstɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ
inferiority
ɪnˌfɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ
integrity
ɪnˈtɛɡrɪtɪ
interiority
ɪnˌtɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ
majority
məˈdʒɒrɪtɪ
minority
maɪˈnɒrɪtɪ
popularity
ˌpɒpjʊˈlærɪtɪ
pretty
ˈprɪtɪ
priority
praɪˈɒrɪtɪ
security
sɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ
seniority
ˌsiːnɪˈɒrɪtɪ
sonority
səˈnɒrɪtɪ
sorority
səˈrɒrɪtɪ
supermajority
ˌsuːpərməˈdʒɒrɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERALL MAJORITY

overachievement
overachiever
overact
overaction
overactive
overactivity
overadjustment
overage
overaggressive
overall
overalled
overalls
overambitious
overamplified
overanalyse
overanalysis
overanalytical
overanalyze
overanxiety
overanxious

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERALL MAJORITY

Advertising Standards Authority
aperture priority
Atomic Energy Authority
aviation authority
Civil Aviation Authority
ethnic minority
Financial Services Authority
Greater London Authority
Health Authority
homeland security
in the majority
local authority
local education authority
Palestinian National Authority
port authority
shutter priority
simple majority
superiority
tax authority
unitary authority
water authority

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overall majority» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERALL MAJORITY

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

overall majority
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समग्र बहुमत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غالبية الشاملة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Абсолютное большинство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vitória por maioria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সামগ্রিক সংখ্যাগরিষ্ঠ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

majorité absolue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Majoriti keseluruhan
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 sakabèhé
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phần lớn tổng thể
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒட்டுமொத்த பெரும்பான்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकूणच बहुमत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Genel çoğunluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

maggioranza assoluta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ogólnie większość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

абсолютна більшість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

majoritate de ansamblu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απόλυτη πλειοψηφία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

algehele meerderheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

övergripande majoritet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

samlet flertall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overall majority

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERALL MAJORITY»

The term «overall majority» is normally little used and occupies the 126.548 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERALL MAJORITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overall majority» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overall majority» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERALL MAJORITY»

Discover the use of overall majority in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overall majority and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law
Atthetimeofhis orherresignation,theincumbentPrimeMinistermay also be asked by the Sovereign for a recommendation on who can best command the confidence of the House ofCommonsin his or herplace. Parliaments with an overall majority ...
Michael John Allen, Michael Allen, Brian Thompson, 2011
2
The Palgrave Handbook of Social Democracy in the European Union
1982: PSOE wins general election with an overall majority. 1986: Spain enters European Community; Spain remains a NATO member following referendum; PSOE obtains second overall majority at general election. 1989: PSOE obtains third ...
Jean-Michel de Waele, Fabien Escalona, Mathieu Vieira, 2013
3
The Evolution of Electoral and Party Systems in the Nordic ...
The table shows for each time period whether the Social Democrats had an Overall Majority or a Majority together with the Communists in the Second Chamber, First Chamber and in “Joint Votes,” respectively. The time periods refer to the ...
Arend Lijphart, Bernard Grofman, 2002
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More Scottish Than British: The 2011 Scottish Parliament ...
The expectation had been that no party would be able to achieve an overall majority was understandable. In Wales, where a less proportional form of MMP was introduced for devolution at the same time, Rhodri Morgan, Welsh First Minister in ...
Christopher Carman, Robert Johns, James Mitchell, 2014
5
The Government and Politics of France
still in majority coalition) de Gaulle 196268 Type 2: Overall majority for president's coalition: president's party the 'majority of the majority' Yes(to 1965). no (post1965) Generally good Good, though some coalition difficulties between ...
Andrew Knapp, Vincent Wright, 2006
6
Prime Minister and Cabinet Today
In 1975 Thatcher won an overall majority in the second round after Heath withdrew. In 1989 she won easily at the first stage, even though around sixty Tory MPs failed to support her. In 1990 she failed by four votes to beat Heseltine on the first ...
Graham P. Thomas, 1998
7
Assessment of Chronic Pain Patients with the MMPI-2
Rating of Not a factor 150 (61.2%) 163 (74.8%) contribution of Slight contribution 24 ( 9.8%) 15 ( 6.9%) financial Moderately important 34 (13.9%) 20 ( 9.2%) reinforcement of Quite important 20 ( 8.2%) 11 ( 5.0%) disability to overall Majority of ...
Laura Sue Keller, 1991
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British Elections & Parties Review
When the results for Meath, Dublin North and Dublin West were declared, the possibility of an overall majority remained open: Fianna Fáil's vote was up, but not hugely.3 What was certain was that the count would be a long, bad day for Fine ...
Colin Rallings, Roger Scully, Senior Lecturer in European Politics Roger Scully, 2004
9
Citizenship In Modern Britain
One simple improvement, as claimed by some, is to change the concept of winning an election from being based on the simple majority, which is the present requirement, to an 'overall majority'. An overall majority exists when one candidate ...
Trevor Desmoyers-Davis, 2003
10
British Elections & Parties Review
... have felt required to form a coalition administration rather than the minority one it actually formed. Even then, a coalition with the Liberal Democrats would only have had an overall majority of two. The outcome in Wales would also have been  ...
Philip Cowley, David Denver, Emeritus Professor of Politics David Denver, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERALL MAJORITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overall majority is used in the context of the following news items.
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Turkey strikes Kurdish bases in Iraq, truce in danger
With Turkey still without a permanent government after a June 7 election resulted in the AKP losing its overall majority for the first time since ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
2
Joy as Labour sweep to victory in Croft Baker by-election
Labour remains the largest party on North East Lincolnshire Council with 20 seats, two short of an overall majority. The Conservatives remain ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Turnout under 25 per cent for Croft Baker by-election: Should voting …
Labour remains the largest party on North East Lincolnshire Council, now with 20 seats, three short of an overall majority. The Conservatives ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
July 26, 1945: War hero Churchill is voted out as Labour sweeps to …
The party increased its number of seats from 164 to 393, winning its first-ever overall majority in the Commons. More than 200 Conservative ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
5
Over 80000 Visitors Flock to Richard III Visitor Centre in First Year
The overall majority of schools visiting are from Leicester and Leicestershire. The groups visiting from further afield tend to be from secondary ... «Pukaar News, Jul 15»
6
The battle for the Labour party's heart and soul
... to become the largest party in a hung parliament next time would require a swing of just over 5%; for an overall majority, it would be 9.5%. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Turkish army hits ISIS in Syria after soldier, police officer killed
... ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of Erdogan lost its overall majority in parliament for the first time since coming to power in 2002. «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
8
Sorry Owen Jones, But It's Not the Left's Turn to Run the Labour Party
Not only did they reject the Labour/SNP ticket, they actually gave the Conservatives an overall majority for the first time since 1992. «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
9
The rise of the multi-break: how to holiday like David and Samantha …
... taking holidays in Portugal and Cornwall to recover from the strain of the election and elation of an overall majority. The usual reassurances ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
10
Turkey's lira on back foot on political risk worries
... on Monday, its biggest one-day decline since a tumble on June 8 after the ruling AK Party unexpectedly lost its overall majority in an election. «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jul 15»

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