majority

  • noun (pl. majorities) 1 the greater number. 2 Brit. the number by which the votes cast for one party or candidate exceed those for the next. 3 the age when a person is legally considered a full adult, usually 18 or 21.

  — USAGE Strictly speaking, majority should be used with plural nouns to mean ‘the greater number’, as in the majority of cases. Use with nouns that do not take a plural to mean ‘the greatest part’, as in she ate the majority of the meal, is not considered good English.

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