Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

majority rule

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables
ma-jor-i-ty rule
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A decision rule whereby the decisions of the numerical majority of a group will be binding on the whole group, its parts, and each member.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The social choice function that selects the Condorcet winner if one exists, and otherwise makes no decision.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

majority rules (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

majoritarianism democracy plurality Menshevism

Synonyms

democracy

Questions

What does majority rule mean?
A decision rule whereby the decisions of the numerical majority of a group will be binding on the whole group, its parts, and each member.

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