absolute majority

US/ˈæb.səˌlut məˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɪ.ti/US/ˌæb.səˈljut məˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɪ.ti/

noun

A true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being counted.

“The idea of an absolute majority is somewhat ambiguous, sometimes simply meaning a majority of the vote total and sometimes a majority of all eligible voters.”

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majoritysimple majority
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Meanings

nounabsolute majority (plural absolute majorities)

plural absolute majorities

  1. A true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being counted.

    The idea of an absolute majority is somewhat ambiguous, sometimes simply meaning a majority of the vote total and sometimes a majority of all eligible voters.

    Synonyms: majority, simple majority

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being counted.

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majoritysimple majority

More synonyms by meaning

noun(elections) more than half of the votes

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majority
Broader
relative quantity
Also see
majority

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 絕對多數 /绝对多数
  • 絕對多數 /绝对多数 (juéduì duōshù)>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
Danish absolut flertal
  • absolut flertal>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
Dutch volstrekte meerderheid, absolute meerderheid
  • volstrekte meerderheid>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
  • absolute meerderheid>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
Finnish yksinkertainen enemmistö
  • yksinkertainen enemmistö>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
French majorité absolue
  • majorité absolue>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
German absolute Mehrheit
  • absolute Mehrheit>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
Hindi अर्द्धशताधिक बहुमत, पूर्ण बहुमत
  • अर्द्धशताधिक बहुमत (arddhaśtādhik bahumat)>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
  • पूर्ण बहुमत (pūrṇ bahumat)>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
Hungarian abszolút többség
  • abszolút többség>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
Icelandic hreinn meirihluti
  • hreinn meirihluti>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
Indonesian mayoritas mutlak
  • mayoritas mutlak>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
Japanese 絶対多数, 過半数
  • 絶対多数 (zettai tasū)>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
  • 過半数 (kahansū)>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
Korean 절대다수
  • 절대다수 (jeoldaedasu)>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
Malay majoriti mutlak
  • majoriti mutlak>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
Norwegian Bokmål absolutt flertall
  • absolutt flertall>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
Persian اکثریت مطلق
  • اکثریت مطلق (aksariyat-e motlaq)>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
Polish większość bezwzględna
  • większość bezwzględna>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
Portuguese maioria absoluta
  • maioria absoluta>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
Romanian majoritate absolută
  • majoritate absolută>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
Russian абсолютное большинство
  • абсолютное большинство (absoljutnoje bolʹšinstvo)>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
Spanish mayoría absoluta
  • mayoría absoluta>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
Tamil தனிப்பெரும்பான்மை
  • தனிப்பெரும்பான்மை (taṉipperumpāṉmai)>50% of the counted item, esp. votes
Cite this entry
APA

absolute majority. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolute%20majority

MLA

“absolute majority.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolute%20majority. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absolute majority,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolute%20majority.

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