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plurality |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 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}. Take the plurality of the world, and they are neither wise nor good. --L'Estrange. 3. (Eccl.) See {Plurality of benefices}, below. {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.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: plurality n : (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) [syn: {relative majority}]
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