plurality

plʊˈrælɪti

pluralities

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Definition of plurality - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

multiple amountsstate of being plural or numerous

The plurality of opinions was overwhelming.

abundance

multiplicity

profusion

election

TECH.

number of votes more than others but not majority

TECH.

She won the election with a plurality of votes.

relative majority

simple majority

psychologycondition of displaying multiple personas

The patient was diagnosed with plurality.

multiplicity

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Origin of plurality

Latin, pluralis (more) + -ity (state)

Terms with plurality included in their meaning

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crow's foot

databases

symbol in database diagrams indicating plurality

pluralization

linguistics

concept of attributing plurality

SMP

acr.

acr: single member plurality

voting system where one person wins by most votes

Examples of plurality in a sentence

The election resulted in a plurality of votes.
The candidate secured a plurality in the first round.
Winning by a plurality, he still needed coalition support.
Her plurality became evident during therapy sessions.
The novel explores the concept of plurality in characters.

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French:pluralité, majorité relative, ...
German:Vielzahl, relative Mehrheit, ...
Italian:pluralità, ...
Spanish:pluralidad, ...
Portuguese:pluralidade, ...
Chinese:多样性, 多数票, ...
Japanese:多様性, 最多得票, ...
Arabic:تَعَدُّد, أغلبية نسبية, ...
Hebrew:רִבּוּי, רֹב יַחֲסִי, ...
Russian:многообразие, относительное большинство, ...
Ukrainian:множинність, плюралізм, ...
Hindi:बहुलता, सबसे अधिक मत, ...
Bengali:বহুলতা, আপেক্ষিক সংখ্যাগরিষ্ঠতা, ...
Catalan:pluralitat, ...
Czech:mnohost, relativní většina, ...
Danish:pluralitet, relativt flertal, ...
Dutch:veelheid, relatieve meerderheid, ...
Greek:πολλαπλότητα, σχετική πλειοψηφία, ...
Hungarian:sokféleség, szavazattöbbség, ...
Khmer:ភាពច្រើន, សំឡេងឆ្នោតច្រើនជាងគេ, ...
Korean:다양성, 다수표, ...
Persian:تعدد, اکثریت نسبی, ...
Polish:mnogość, relatywna większość, ...
Portuguese (BR):pluralidade, ...
Romanian:pluralitate, voturi majoritare relative, ...
Swedish:mångfald, pluralitet, ...
Thai:ความเป็นพหูพจน์, คะแนนเสียงสูงสุด, ...
Turkish:çokluk, çoğunluk olmayan oy, ...
Vietnamese:tình trạng có số lượng nhiều, số phiếu cao nhất, ...

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