Relative Majority

nounid 124265·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)

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synonym: plurality
plural: Relative Majorities
possessive: Relative Majority's
pluralpossessive: Relative Majorities'

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Wordset Dictionary1 senseview 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)

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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