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Noun: absolute majority  'ab-su,loot mu'jor-i-tee or 'ab-su,loot mu'jór-i-tee [N. Amer], 'ab-su,loot mu'jó-ri-tee [Brit]
  1. (elections) more than half of the votes
    "The candidate won with an absolute majority, securing over 50% of the total votes cast";
    - majority

Derived forms: absolute majorities

Type of: relative quantity

Encyclopedia: Absolute majority