Majority in spanish
pronunciation: mɑioʊɹ̩iɑ part of speech: noun
majority = mayoría. [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
Example: These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.more:
» absolute majority = mayoría absoluta.
Example: The decisions of the General Assemblies shall be taken by an absolute majority apart from the exceptions provided for in these Statutes.» absolute majority vote = voto de la mayoría absoluta.
Example: In an absolute majority vote, candidates need more than 50% of the vote to win the election.» be in the majority = estar en mayoría, ser la mayoría.
Example: Little attention has been paid to fields in which women were in the majority or to the issue of gender in professions.» in the majority of = en la mayoría de, en la mayor parte de.
Example: The prototype is built using a relational database, not inverted files as in the majority of IRS.» in the majority of cases = en la mayoría de los casos.
Example: In the majority of cases, attitudinal distinctions were associated with failures of communication.» majority assumptions = presupuestos de la mayoría.
Example: Not so clear, however, is the subtle reinforcement of the majority assumptions provided by such subdivisions as CIVILIZATION OF under the names of indigenous American and African peoples.» majority culture, the = mayoría étnica, la.
Example: Librarians should take the time to examine the communication exchanges between the majority culture and the various ethnic, social or sexual cultures within the library neighbourhood.» majority group = grupo mayoritario.
Example: Often the majority group in these councils is of the left, but the approach to obtaining finance has been bi-partisan and pragmatic, with groups of every political persuasion avidly pursuing Community money.» majority opinion = opinión de la mayoría, opinión mayoritaria.
Example: I came to the conclusion that the majority opinion among linguists was that the prescriptive approach to grammar was too rigid.» majority rule = gobierno de la mayoría.
Example: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.» moral majority, the = mayoría moral, la. [Grupo de ciudadanos con ideas religiosas conservadoras]
Example: The Moral Majority, a coalition of religious groups, is a collective name for a group of Americans who regularly plot the defeat of incumbent politicians who do not support their views.» overall majority = mayoría absoluta.
Example: The prospect of a hung Parliament, where no one party has an overall majority is now being seriously considered.» overwhelming majority = mayoría aplastante.
Example: The overwhelming majority of all current adult users began use while aged under 18.» relative majority vote = voto de la mayoría relativa, voto por mayoría relativa.
Example: In a relative majority vote, the candidate with the most votes wins -- even if they don't win more than 50% of the vote.» return + a majority for = votar por mayoría a.
Example: The city has returned a majority for every Democratic presidential candidate since 1916, when Woodrow Wilson took 65% of the city's vote against the redoubtable Charles Evans Hughes.» silent majority = mayoría silenciosa, mayoría. [La mayoría de las personas que al no participar en una actividad, sea cual sea (aunque en general se aplica al gobierno de un país), se considera que están de acuerdo con la situación]
Example: Supported by a silent majority, the leaders can rule without giving the impression of being an oligarchy.» simple majority = mayoría simple.
Example: Only a simple majority of all employees concerned must effect unionization.» simple majority vote = voto de la mayoría simple.
Example: Decisions at shareholders' meetings are taken by simple majority vote.» the majority of = la mayoría de, la mayor parte de.
Example: The names of the majority of persons are entered with surname as the entry element.» the majority of the people = la mayoría de la gente, la mayoría de las personas, la mayoría del mundo.
Example: Mali is a country with a strong oral tradition and consequently books are marginal to the majority of the people.» the majority of the world = la mayoría del mundo.
Example: Free trade is not working for the majority of the world.» the vast majority of = la mayoría con mucho de, la gran mayoría de.
Example: As expected, the vast majority (98%) of items received were delivered by van.