Standard Lemma guide

majoritarian

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /məˈd͡ʒɒɹ.ɪ.tɛə.ɹi.ən/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /məˈd͡ʒɒɹ.ɪ.tə.ɹi.ən/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /məˈd͡ʒɑ.ɹɪ.tɛɹ.i.ən/
  • US: /məˈd͡ʒɔɹ.ɪ.tɛɹ.i.ən/
  • US: /məˈd͡ʒɔɹ.ɪ.tə.ɹiən/
  • CMU ARPABET: M AE2 JH ER0 IH0 T EH1 R IY0 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who supports the dominance of the majority over the minority.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One who is in majority.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English majority Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English -arian English majoritarian From majority + -arian.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: majoritari — supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority
  • French: majoritaire — supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority
  • Georgian: მაჟორიტარული (mažoriṭaruli) — supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority
  • Kazakh: мажоритарлы (majoritarly) — supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority
  • Kazakh: мажоритарлық (majoritarlyq) — supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority
  • Mongolian: мажоритар (mažoritar) — supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority
  • Russian: мажорита́рный (mažoritárnyj) — supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority
  • Ukrainian: мажорита́рний (mažorytárnyj) — supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority
  • Russian: мажорита́рий (mažoritárij) — one who supports the dominance of the majority over the minority
Real reading context

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