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Plurality

nounid 115547·updated May 18, 2026
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(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)

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
myriadrelative majority
plural
Pluralities
possessive
Plurality's
pluralpossessive
Pluralities'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
(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)
§2
a large indefinite number
§3
the state of being plural
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
(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)
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