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    [Noun]  | "ma*jor*i*ty" | \ mə-ˈjȯr-ə-tē \


    1: a number or percentage equaling more than half of a total

    2: the excess of a majority over the remainder of the total : margin

    3: the greater quantity or share


    Origin: 1552 ;

    [Noun]  | "majority leader" 


    1: a leader of the majority party in a legislative body (such as the U.S. Senate)


    Origin: 1909 ;

    [Noun]  | "majority rule" 


    1: a political principle providing that a majority usually constituted by fifty percent plus one of an organized group will have the power to make decisions binding upon the whole


    Origin: 1848 ;

    [Noun]  | "the silent majority" 


    1: the largest part of a country's population that consists of people who are not actively involved in politics and do not express their political opinions publicly

    [Idiom]  | "in the majority" 


    1: being of a number greater than half the total

    [Idiom]  | "the great majority of" 


    1: most : almost all

    [Noun phrase]  | "tyranny of the majority" 


    1: a situation in which a group of people are treated unfairly because their situation is different from the situation of most of the people in a democratic country

    [Noun]  | "majority" 


    1: the largest part or quantity of something;


      * e.g., " ... a vast majority of the town's residents support the proposed tax reduction "





    2: the state of being fully grown or developed;


      * e.g., " ... she will inherit a fortune upon her majority "





    [Adjective]  | "majority" 


    1: held by or applicable to a majority of the people;


      * e.g., " ... the majority opinion among the tour group members was that they should cancel the rest of the trip "





     [ "major major" ]

    1: A term coined by Venus Raj, as first heard during the question and answer portion of the 2010 Miss Universe Pageant. It comes from the root word "bonggang bongga", a term commonly used in Filipino gayspeak, which means "extravagantly extravagant", "outlandishly outlandish", or "exuberantly exuberant".

      * e.g.,  ... "It's not a major major mistake, unless you say it in national television." William Baldwin: "What's the biggest mistake that you've made in your life and what did you do to make it right?" Venus: "You know what, Sir, in my 22 years of existence, I can say that there's nothing major major problem that I've done in my life because I'm very confident with my family, with the love that they are giving to me. So thank you so much that I'm here. Thank you, thank you so much!" 

     [ "Major Major" ]

    1: At Miss Universe Pageant 2010, during the Q&A Portion. Miss Philippines answered two times Major. And its very popular now.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm so Major Major happy. =) 

     [ "major major" ]

    1: The English translation of the Filipino colloquialism: bonggang bongga. Culled primarily from local gay lingo. Popularized by Ma. Venus Raj during the question and answer portion of the 2010 Ms. Universe pageant. She may have also meant to say "medyo, medyo" or "chever, chever".

      * e.g.,  ... You know what sir, in my 22 years of experience, I can say there's nothing major major, I mean problem that I have done in my life. 

     [ "major-major" ]

    1: A Filipino slang for huge / enormous or immense. (c. 2010) This was taken from the common trait of the language of Filipino or some south east asians which repeats the adjective to make it more intense. literal tagalog translation: malaking-malaki (huge)

      * e.g.,  ... In my years of existence in this world, i have not yet encountered one major-major problem in my life, and I thank God for that. Filipino translation: 

     [ "Major" ]

    1: An adjective used to describe something to the highest level of fierce, awesome, beast, etc. Mainly used by Posh, the hot and sexy Victoria Beckham.

      * e.g.,  ... "There was this woman in a powder blue trouser suit, SHE was MAJOR." 

     [ "major" ]

    1: A word majorly used by the major Victoria Beckam.

      * e.g.,  ... "My solo career was so bad it was major." 

     [ "Majority" ]

    1: The greater part or number of something. ie. Group or people or bag of candy.

      * e.g.,  ... Majority of the people at the movie theater prefer to watch 'Kung Fu Panda' 

     [ "Major" ]

    1: Major is a name given to males, most of the time. It consists of the letters 'M', 'A', 'J', 'O', and 'R'. The name isn't very common but it sounds hella dope.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey, do you know what Major has been up to? 

     [ "Major" ]

    1: Another word for awsome.

      * e.g.,  ... "That was major" 

     [ "major" ]

    1: Very.

      * e.g.,  ... Geoffrey thinks killing Tom Goodman is major funny. 

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