"majority decision" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: majority decisions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} majority decision (plural majority decisions)
  1. A decision that gains the acceptance of the majority of voters in a decision-making body, such as a parliament, municipal council or shareholders' meeting. Translations (decision accepted by the majority): enemmistöpäätös (Finnish), majoritetsbeslut [neuter] (Swedish)
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  2. (competitive fighting) An outcome in several full-contact combat sports where two of the three judges agree on which fighter won the match, while the third judge indicates that neither fighter won (i.e., a "draw"). Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-majority_decision-en-noun-6FOhP0Gz Disambiguation of Sports: 32 68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50

Inflected forms

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