Webster's English Dictionary

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majority

ma.jor.i.ty \m*-'jo.r-*t-e-, -'ja:r-\ n often attrib  obs  1: the quality 
   or state of being greater : SUPERIORITY  2a: the age at which full civil 
   rights are accorded; esp : the age  of 21 2b: the status of one who has 
   attained this age  3a: a number greater than half of a total  3b: the 
   excess of such a greater number over the remainder of the total :  MARGIN 
   3c: the preponderant quantity or share  4: the group or party whose votes 
   preponderate  5: the military office, rank, or commission of a major