bare majority

ber məˈdʒɔːrɪti
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Translation of bare majority into German

Noun

voting group

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smallest number more than half needed to win
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  • The law passed with a bare majority.Das Gesetz wurde mit einer knappen Mehrheit verabschiedet.
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Synonyms and analogies of bare majority in English

n.simple majorityMore synonyms

Examples of bare majority in a sentence

  • A bare majority approved the new policy.

Translations of "bare majority" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
knappe Mehrheitn.

Well, a bare majority of the committee agreed with the Commission proposal that freedom to provide services should be granted within 18 months.

Nun, eine knappe Mehrheit des Ausschusses stimmte dem Kommissionsvorschlag zu, daß innerhalb von 18 Monaten die Dienstleistungsfreiheit zu gewähren ist.

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bare majority: Examples and translations in context

Well, a bare majority of the committee agreed with the Commission proposal that freedom to provide services should be granted within 18 months.

Nun, eine knappe Mehrheit des Ausschusses stimmte dem Kommissionsvorschlag zu, daß innerhalb von 18 Monaten die Dienstleistungsfreiheit zu gewähren ist.

The Jewish state had only a bare majority of Jews, which would have given the Arabs almost as much influence as the Jews in running the Jewish state, but the Arab state was almost purely Arab, providing no political advantage to Jews within it.

Der jüdische Staat hatte nur eine knappe Mehrheit an Juden, was den Arabern fast so viel Einfluss auf den jüdischen Staat gegeben hätte wie den Juden, doch der arabische Staat war fast rein arabisch, was den dort lebenden Juden keinen politischen Vorteil geboten hätte.

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