Mayoría in english
pronunciation: moʊst part of speech: adverb
mayoría = majority ; silent majority.
Example: These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.Example: Supported by a silent majority, the leaders can rule without giving the impression of being an oligarchy.more:
» alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age .
Example: The eighteenth century was the period when the novel came of age -- the commonly agreed date is 1740.» cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way .
Example: The BCA hopes that the sales of the schedules will go most of the way towards making the scheme self-sufficient.» durante la mayoría del año = for most of the year .
Example: Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness.» en la inmensa mayoría = overwhelmingly .
Example: Overwhelmingly, librarians were seen as professionals with a service function.» en la mayoría de = in the majority of .
Example: The prototype is built using a relational database, not inverted files as in the majority of IRS.» en la mayoría de las ocasiones = in most instances ; in most cases .
Example: In most instances, the next of kin is responsible for arranging the funeral of the deceased, for example: spouse, child, parent, legal partner or sibling. Example: The classification number stands on its own to the upper left of the card and this will probably be acceptable in most cases.» en la mayoría de las situaciones = in most situations .
Example: Bleeding as a result of a minor head wound can also be treated at home in most situations.» en la mayoría de las veces = mostly ; in most cases ; in most instances .
Example: Mostly such new schemes will not be general schemes. Example: The classification number stands on its own to the upper left of the card and this will probably be acceptable in most cases. Example: In most instances, the next of kin is responsible for arranging the funeral of the deceased, for example: spouse, child, parent, legal partner or sibling.» en la mayoría de los casos = most often ; in most cases ; in the majority of cases ; mostly ; under most circumstances ; in most situations ; in most instances .
Example: Most often a classroom or other existing space is converted into a library, with all the limitations that implies. Example: The classification number stands on its own to the upper left of the card and this will probably be acceptable in most cases. Example: In the majority of cases, attitudinal distinctions were associated with failures of communication. Example: Mostly such new schemes will not be general schemes. Example: Under most circumstances disasters happen quickly and without much notice. Example: Bleeding as a result of a minor head wound can also be treated at home in most situations. Example: In most instances, the next of kin is responsible for arranging the funeral of the deceased, for example: spouse, child, parent, legal partner or sibling.» en su mayoría = for the most part ; mostly ; much of it ; in most respects ; majorly .
Example: Only one fact holds true in all catalog worlds: library users -- despite their great personal differences and interests -- are, for the most part, expected to negotiate their own way through whatever catalog is presented to them. Example: Mostly such new schemes will not be general schemes. Example: The terminology, much of it being either newly coined or adapted to suit the purpose at hand, is sometimes rather intricate. Example: The enumeration is still, in most respects, relevant to 1980. Example: It is important to uphold this principle majorly because the world is changing and thus most of the things are changing.» estar en mayoría = be in the majority .
Example: Little attention has been paid to fields in which women were in the majority or to the issue of gender in professions.» gobierno de la mayoría = majority rule .
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'.» la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers .
Example: Nowhere is the principle of strength in numbers more apparent than in the collective power of microbes.» la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of ; the bulk of .
Example: As expected, the vast majority (98%) of items received were delivered by van. Example: The bulk of the town's residents had little time for culture, for the theater, for the erudite lecture.» la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of .
Example: As expected, the vast majority (98%) of items received were delivered by van.» la mayoría de = the majority of ; most + Nombre ; the main bulk of .
Example: The names of the majority of persons are entered with surname as the entry element. Example: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area. Example: The main bulk of the entries date from the 1990s, but the 1980s and 1970s are also represented.» la mayoría de la gente = most people ; the majority of the people .
Example: Most people want -- and need -- an idealized father figure as a leader. Example: Mali is a country with a strong oral tradition and consequently books are marginal to the majority of the people.» la mayoría de las ocasiones = most of the time ; more often than not .
Example: Historically the Spanish Civil Service has been a service for the state rather than for the public most of the time. Example: Access to remote services is more often than not by means of dedicated terminal connections.» la mayoría de las personas = most people ; the majority of the people .
Example: Most people want -- and need -- an idealized father figure as a leader. Example: Mali is a country with a strong oral tradition and consequently books are marginal to the majority of the people.» la mayoría de las veces = most of the time ; more often than not .
Example: Historically the Spanish Civil Service has been a service for the state rather than for the public most of the time. Example: Access to remote services is more often than not by means of dedicated terminal connections.» la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world ; most people ; the majority of the people .
Example: Free trade is not working for the majority of the world. Example: Most people want -- and need -- an idealized father figure as a leader. Example: Mali is a country with a strong oral tradition and consequently books are marginal to the majority of the people.» la mayoría de los casos = most of the time ; more often than not .
Example: Historically the Spanish Civil Service has been a service for the state rather than for the public most of the time. Example: Access to remote services is more often than not by means of dedicated terminal connections.» la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time ; half (of) the time .
Example: Historically the Spanish Civil Service has been a service for the state rather than for the public most of the time. Example: She lacks energy and her eyes lack soul which makes her look blank and confused half of the time.» más de la mayoría de los + Nombre = more than most + Nombre .
Example: But librarianship is a multi-disciplinary study, and reference work, though squarely based on systematic bibliography, owes more than most aspects of librarianship to other disciplines.» mayoría absoluta = absolute majority ; overall majority .
Example: The decisions of the General Assemblies shall be taken by an absolute majority apart from the exceptions provided for in these Statutes. Example: The prospect of a hung Parliament, where no one party has an overall majority is now being seriously considered.» mayoría aplastante = overwhelming majority .
Example: The overwhelming majority of all current adult users began use while aged under 18.» mayoría de edad = adulthood .
Example: By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers = Pincha en para ver otras palabras que terminan con este sufijo.» mayoría de, la = generality of, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] ; most of .
Example: For years there has been interest in teaching information and library skills to the generality of higher education students. Example: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.» mayoría étnica, la = majority culture, the .
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.» mayoría moral, la = moral majority, the [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.» mayoría silenciosa = silent majority [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.» mayoría simple = simple majority .
Example: Only a simple majority of all employees concerned must effect unionization.» opinión de la mayoría = majority opinion .
Example: I came to the conclusion that the majority opinion among linguists was that the prescriptive approach to grammar was too rigid.» parlamento sin mayoría absoluta = hung parliament .
Example: The prospect of a hung Parliament, where no one party has an overall majority is now being seriously considered.» poseído por la mayoría = widely held .
Example: Most of the widely held titles were published since 1980.» presupuestos de la mayoría = majority assumptions .
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.» ser la mayoría = be in the majority .
Example: Little attention has been paid to fields in which women were in the majority or to the issue of gender in professions.» una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of .
Example: The growth of the Internet in China from the mid 1990s onwards has been accompanied by the assumption that a large proportion of Chinese Internet users are interested in politically subversive action.» votar por mayoría a = return + a majority for .
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.» voto de la mayoría absoluta = absolute majority vote .
Example: In an absolute majority vote, candidates need more than 50% of the vote to win the election.» voto de la mayoría relativa = relative majority vote ; relative majority vote .
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. 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.» voto de la mayoría simple = simple majority vote .
Example: Decisions at shareholders' meetings are taken by simple majority vote.