majority

ot noun

1. More than half (50%) of some group. The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best.
2. The difference between the winning vote and the rest of the votes. The winner with 53% had a 6% majority over the loser with 47%.
3. Legal adulthood. By the time I reached my majority, I had already been around the world twice.
4. The office held by a member of the armed forces in the rank of major. On receiving the news of his promotion, Charles Snodgrass said he was delighted to be entering his majority.