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plurality    音标拼音: [plɚ'ælɪti]
n. 复数,较大数,许多,兼职

复数,较大数,许多,兼职

plurality
n 1: the state of being plural; "to mark plurality, one language
may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may
simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable"
2: a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a
multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" [synonym:
{battalion}, {large number}, {multitude}, {plurality},
{pack}]
3: (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes
for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but
less that half of the votes) [synonym: {plurality}, {relative
majority}]

Plurality \Plu*ral"i*ty\, n.; pl. {pluralities}. [L. pluralitas:
cf. F. pluralit['e].]
1. The state of being plural, or consisting of more than one;
a number consisting of two or more of the same kind; as, a
plurality of worlds; the plurality of a verb.
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2. The greater number; a majority; also, the greatest of
several numbers; in elections, the excess of the votes
given for one candidate over those given for another, or
for any other, candidate. When there are more than two
candidates, the one who receives the plurality of votes
may have less than a majority. See {Majority}.
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Take the plurality of the world, and they are
neither wise nor good. --L'Estrange.
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3. (Eccl.) See {Plurality of benefices}, below.
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{Plurality of benefices} (Eccl.), the possession by one
clergyman of more than one benefice or living. Each
benefice thus held is called a plurality. [Eng.]
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56 Moby Thesaurus words for "plurality":
a mass of, a world of, army, best part, better part, bevy, body,
bulk, bunch, cloud, clutter, covey, essence, flight, flock, flocks,
generality, gist, gravamen, hail, hive, host, jam, large amount,
legion, lots, main body, major part, majority, many, mass,
masses of, meat, mob, more than half, most, muchness, multitude,
nest, numbers, pack, preponderance, preponderancy, quantities,
quite a few, rout, ruck, scores, shoal, substance, swarm,
the greatest number, throng, thrust, tidy sum, worlds of

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  • Majority vs. Plurality: What Their Differences Mean For This . . .
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  • PLURALITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
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  • Plurality - definition of plurality by The Free Dictionary
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    Definition of plurality noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
  • PLURALITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    If there is a plurality of things, a number of them exist If a candidate, political party, or idea has the support of a plurality of people, they have more support than any other candidate, party, or idea 35% of the population, a plurality, believed that the economic reforms would result in only insignificant change
  • plurality, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
    What does the noun plurality mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun plurality See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence plurality 3





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