relative majority

noun

A plurality (A number of votes which is greater than the number of votes gained by any others, but which is less than a majority (absolute majority).)

Similar
plurality
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounrelative majority (plural relative majorities)

plural relative majorities

  1. UKA plurality (A number of votes which is greater than the number of votes gained by any others, but which is less than a majority (absolute majority).)

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less than half of the votes)

Similar
plurality
Broader
relative quantity
Also see
plurality

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: relative majority on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.