by a majority vote
1majority vote — n. A vote in which the person who receives the greatest number of votes is declared the winner. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
2majority vote — vote made by more than half of the voters …
3majority vote — A vote of more than half for a candidate for office or a proposition submitted to it voters at an election. Necessarily the vote received by the winning candidate where there are only two candidates. 26 Am J2d Elect § 309. Of electors, the choice …
4majority vote — /mə dʒɒrɪti vəυt/, majority decision /mə dʒɒrɪti dɪˌsɪ3(ə)n/ noun a decision which represents the wishes of the largest group as shown by a vote …
5majority — ma·jor·i·ty /mə jȯr ə tē/ n pl ties 1 a: legal age b: the status of one who has reached legal age 2 a: a number or quantity greater than half of a total compare plu …
6majority — Full age; legal age; age at which a person is no longer a minor. The age at which, by law, a person is capable of being legally responsible for all his or her acts (e.g. contractual obligations), and is entitled to the management of his or her… …
7majority — Full age; legal age; age at which a person is no longer a minor. The age at which, by law, a person is capable of being legally responsible for all his or her acts (e.g. contractual obligations), and is entitled to the management of his or her… …
8majority — ma|jor|i|ty [məˈdʒɔrıti US məˈdʒo: , məˈdʒa: ] n plural majorities ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(most people or things)¦ 2¦(most votes)¦ 3 majority vote/decision/verdict etc 4 majority stake/shareholding etc 5¦(becoming an adult)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; :… …
9Majority — This article is about the mathematical concept of majority. For other uses, see Majority (disambiguation). A majority is a subset of a group consisting of more than half of its members. This can be compared to a plurality, which is a subset… …
10vote of the people — A plurality or majority vote, as the case may be, of the qualified electors. In statutes providing for the issuance of bonds when authorized by a vote of the people, the words authorized by the vote can but mean by a majority, as there are but… …
