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/ma.ʒɔ.ʁi.te/
Translation
majority
Word origin
From Latin maior ('greater'), the comparative of magnus ('great'). English major and mayor share the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- maior
- English cognates
- major, mayor
Grammar
Examples
l'.
The majority of students passed the exam.
absolue .
The party won an absolute majority in parliament.
.
He voted with the majority.
La majorité des étudiants ont réussi takes a plural verb in everyday French, even though majorité itself is a singular noun - agreement follows the plural noun that comes after de, not the singular headword.
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