Majority

8 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

The greater number or part of something; more than half of a total. In politics, the number by which votes for one party exceed those for others.

“The majority of respondents supported the proposed changes to the policy.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/məˈd͡ʒɒrɪti/

Syllables

ma·jor·i·ty

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Synonyms

bulkpreponderancemostplurality

Antonyms

minority

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Wordle

Four vowels A-O-I; -ITY ending common in abstract nouns

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Scrabble

Worth 18 points; the J (8 pts) makes this very valuable

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Words you can make from Majority

Shorter words formed from the letters in “majority”.

amity amort amrit ariot armit atimy atomy jarmo jitro joram major maori mario marty mayor mitra moira moity morat moray oriya otary ratio tarmi

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