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More than half (50%) of some group. / The difference between the winning vote and the rest of the votes. / (dated) Legal adulthood, age of majority.

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The majority of the students voted in favor of the new school policy.

意味（1）

More than half (50%) of some group.

The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best.

意味（2）

The difference between the winning vote and the rest of the votes.

The winner with 53% had a 6% majority over the loser with 47%.

意味（3）

(dated) Legal adulthood, age of majority.

By the time I reached my majority, I had already been around the world twice.

意味（4）

(UK) The office held by a member of the armed forces in the rank of major.

意味（5）

Ancestors; ancestry.