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majoritarian
[ muh-jawr-i-tair-ee-uhn, -jor- ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or constituting a majority:
majoritarian democracy.
- supporting or advocating majoritarianism:
majoritarian politics.
noun
- a supporter or advocate of majoritarianism.
Word History and Origins
Origin of majoritarian1
Example Sentences
Reversing Plyler could provide the doctrinal means to follow through on that invitation—by collapsing the analytical framework that has protected so many from majoritarian overreach.
we are left with is a Senate — and politics in general — that is too much like the House of Representatives: fundamentally partisan and majoritarian, less interested in cutting deals or passing major legislation, and far more inclined toward showmanship than workmanship.
But the current move appears to favour majoritarian politics, Prof Rehman says.
These numbers don’t reveal much evidence of raging majoritarian white nationalism or the notion that African Americans would be alienated by flag-waving.
“There was hope that through his judgments, he would set things right in a country that is under a strong majoritarian government. But he fell short.”
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