Plurality

[plʊə'rælɪtɪ] or [plʊ'ræləti]

Definition

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

(noun.) the state of being plural; 'to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable'.

Typed by Jared--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The state of being plural, or consisting of more than one; a number consisting of two or more of the same kind; as, a plurality of worlds; the plurality of a verb.

(n.) The greater number; a majority; also, the greatest of several numbers; in elections, the excess of the votes given for one candidate over those given for another, or for any other, candidate. When there are more than two candidates, the one who receives the plurality of votes may have less than a majority. See Majority.

(n.) See Plurality of benefices, below.

Checker: Yale

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Multitude, multitudinousness, number, numerousness, profusion, host, legion,collection

ANT:Unity, singularity, oneness, solitude, individuality, singleness, isolation

Edited by Greg