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Collocations for majority - noun

1. most

ADJ.

big, great, huge, overwhelming, substantial, vast | silent
The march was by the silent majority who oppose terrorism.

VERB + MAJORITY

comprise, constitute, form, make up
English speakers form the majority of the population.

MAJORITY + NOUN

culture, group, population | opinion, view | shareholder | stake
The French company holds a majority stake in the retail chain.

PREP.

in the ~
In the general population, right-handed people are in the majority.

PHRASES

in the majority of cases
In the vast majority of cases, customers get their money back.

2. in an election

ADJ.

handsome, huge, large, massive, overwhelming, substantial | clear, comfortable, decisive | bare, narrow, slender, slight, slim, small, tiny, wafer-thin | ten-seat, three-to-one, two-thirds, etc. | absolute, outright, overall
Although they are the biggest single party, they don''t have an outright majority.
simple | decreased, increased | working
the first Labour government with a clear working majority in the House
parliamentary | government | Conservative, Labour, etc. | necessary, requisite

VERB + MAJORITY

command, have | achieve, gain, get, secure, win
They failed to win the requisite two-thirds majority.
defend, maintain, retain | lose | overturn | indicate, show

MAJORITY + NOUN

government, rule | party | decision | vote, voting | support

PREP.

by a ~
They won by a huge majority.
~ against
Latest opinion polls have a comfortable majority against the reform.
~ in
a majority in Parliament
~ in favour of
Opinion polls indicated a two-thirds majority in favour of ratification of the treaty.
~ over
He has a decisive majority over his main rivals.

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