Meanings
nounmajority government (plural majority governments)
plural majority governments
- governmentGovernment by a political party or a coalition that has an absolute majority of seats or votes in parliament.
Synonyms: majority cabinet
Synonyms & antonyms
nounGovernment by a political party or a coalition that has an absolute majority of seats or votes in parliament.
Similar
majority cabinet
Opposite
Translations
Danish flertalsregering
- flertalsregeringgovernment backed by more than half of votes in parliament
Dutch meerderheidsregering
- meerderheidsregeringgovernment backed by more than half of votes in parliament
German Mehrheitsregierung
- Mehrheitsregierunggovernment backed by more than half of votes in parliament
Swedish majoritetsregering
- majoritetsregeringgovernment backed by more than half of votes in parliament
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Chicago
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