majority rule

noun

A decision rule whereby the decisions of the numerical majority of a group will be binding on the whole group, its parts, and each member.

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Meanings

nounmajority rule (countable and uncountable, plural majority rules)

plural majority rules

  1. countableuncountableA decision rule whereby the decisions of the numerical majority of a group will be binding on the whole group, its parts, and each member.
  2. countableuncountableThe social choice function that selects the Condorcet winner if one exists, and otherwise makes no decision.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group

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democracy
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doctrinephilosophyphilosophical system
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democracy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

majority rule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/majority%20rule

MLA

“majority rule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/majority%20rule. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “majority rule,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/majority%20rule.

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