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Plurality Common

Plurality has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the state of being plural

"to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable"

2

a large indefinite number

"a battalion of ants"

"a multitude of TV antennas"

"a plurality of religions"

3

(in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes)

"In a three-way race where no single candidate secured over fifty percent, the frontrunner won by plurality despite failing to achieve an outright majority."

4

The state of being plural.

"The jury's vote resulted in a plurality, as no single candidate received more than half of the total ballots cast."

Example Sentences
"to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable" noun
"a battalion of ants" noun
"a multitude of TV antennas" noun
"a plurality of religions" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
state large indefinite quantity relative quantity
Rhyming Words
ity pity mity city ality arity ility acity deity whity asity icity unity hoity laity amity osity inity egoity vomity
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