"simple majority" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: simple majorities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} simple majority (plural simple majorities)
  1. (UK) Synonym of plurality: The largest share of the item being counted. Tags: UK Synonyms: plurality [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-simple_majority-en-noun-M6gQlrft Categories (other): British English
  2. (Canada, US) Synonym of absolute majority: More than half of the item being counted. Tags: Canada, US Categories (topical): Fifty, Statistics Synonyms: absolute majority [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-simple_majority-en-noun-vtOrk5nI Disambiguation of Fifty: 34 66 Disambiguation of Statistics: 35 65 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Politics
Disambiguation of Politics: 0 0

Inflected forms

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