Sentences with majority
ma·jor·i·ty
M m - The majority of my patients come to me from out of town.
- Members of parliament approved the move by a majority of ninety-nine.
- Brisbane Archbishop Phillip Aspinall received a large majority of votes from clergy and laity.
- Nsw will introduce 11-1 majority verdicts in all criminal jury trials, despite a new Law Reform Commission report warning against the move.
- ...her continuing disagreement with the majority view.
- The age of majority in Romania is eighteen.
- Democratic presidential nominee frontrunner Barack Obama has won the majority of delegates available through the primaries.
- John Howard promises to use his Senate majority soberly.
- The majority of the constituents
- A majority decision
- The majority of can only refer to a number of things or people. When talking about an amount, most of should be used: most of (not the majority of) the harvest was saved
- The majority of the population.
- The Democratic Party is the majority.
- To attain one's majority.
- The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best. Those opposing the building plans were in the majority, so the building project was canceled.
- The winner with 53% had a 6% majority over the loser with 47%.
- By the time I reached my majority, I had already been around the world twice.
- On receiving the news of his promotion, Charles Snodgrass said he was delighted to be entering his majority.