noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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US:/ˌs(j)upɜɹməˈd͡ʒɔɹɪti/
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noun
Meaning 1
A majority of the items being counted that reaches some preset threshold significantly greater than 50 percent, such as two thirds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: qualified majority
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English majority English supermajority From super- (“above, greater than”) + majority.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
غَالِبِيَّة عُظْمَى
(ḡālibiyya ʕuẓmā)
— majority that reaches a preset threshold level
Arabic:
أَغْلَبِيَّة عُظْمَى
(ʔaḡlabiyya ʕuẓmā)
— majority that reaches a preset threshold level
Catalan:
majoria qualificada
— majority that reaches a preset threshold level
Czech:
kvalifikovaná většina
— majority that reaches a preset threshold level
Czech:
supervětšina
— majority that reaches a preset threshold level
Danish:
kvalificeret flertal
— majority that reaches a preset threshold level
Dutch:
gekwalificeerde meerderheid
— majority that reaches a preset threshold level
Finnish:
määräenemmistö
— majority that reaches a preset threshold level
French:
majorité qualifiée
— majority that reaches a preset threshold level
German:
qualifizierte Mehrheit
— majority that reaches a preset threshold level
Hebrew:
הצבעת רוב
— majority that reaches a preset threshold level
Hungarian:
minősített többség
— majority that reaches a preset threshold level
Italian:
maggioranza qualificata
— majority that reaches a preset threshold level
Maltese:
maġġoranza kwalifikata
— majority that reaches a preset threshold level
Polish:
większość kwalifikowana
— majority that reaches a preset threshold level
Portuguese:
maioria qualificada
— majority that reaches a preset threshold level
Spanish:
mayoría calificada
— majority that reaches a preset threshold level
Spanish:
mayoría cualificada
— majority that reaches a preset threshold level
Swedish:
kvalificerad majoritet
— majority that reaches a preset threshold level
