plurality /plʊˈræləti/ noun plural pluralities
plural pluralities
Learner's definition of PLURALITY
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[count] formal : a usually large number of things大量;众多 —
usually singular通常用单数 —
usually + of 2
[count] chiefly US, technical : a number of votes that is more than the number of votes for any other candidate or party but that is not more than half of the total number of votes(未超过半数的)相对多数票 —
usually singular通常用单数 -
Her party won by receiving a plurality of the vote.她的政党以相对多数票获胜。
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He was elected with a plurality, not a majority.他以相对多数票但不是多数票当选。
— compare majority 3
[noncount] grammar : the state of being plural复数