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Definition of plurality noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

plurality

noun
 
/plʊəˈræləti/
 
/plʊˈræləti/
(plural pluralities)
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  1. [countable, usually singular] (formal) a large number
    • a plurality of influences
  2. [countable, usually singular] (US English, politics) the number of votes given to one person, political party, etc. when this number is less than 50% but more than any other single person, etc. receives
    • In order to be elected, a candidate needs only a plurality of the votes cast.
    compare majority (3)
  3. [uncountable] (grammar) the state of being plural
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French pluralite, from late Latin pluralitas, from Latin pluralis ‘relating to more than one’, from plus, plur- ‘more’.
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