"majoritarianism" meaning in All languages combined

See majoritarianism on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: majoritarianisms [plural]
Etymology: majoritarian + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|majoritarian|ism}} majoritarian + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} majoritarianism (countable and uncountable, plural majoritarianisms)
  1. A form of democracy in which decisions are made by a simple majority of some organized group. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Forms of government Related terms: majoritarian, majority rule

Inflected forms

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