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majoritarian

[ muh-jawr-i-tair-ee-uhn, -jor- ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or constituting a majority:

    majoritarian democracy.

  2. supporting or advocating majoritarianism:

    majoritarian politics.



noun

  1. a supporter or advocate of majoritarianism.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of majoritarian1

First recorded in 1915–20; majorit(y) + -arian
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Example Sentences

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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.

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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.

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But the current move appears to favour majoritarian politics, Prof Rehman says.

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These numbers don’t reveal much evidence of raging majoritarian white nationalism or the notion that African Americans would be alienated by flag-waving.

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“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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