Majority

What have you learnt from dictionaries about 'vast' and 'majority'?

A majority is any number greater than 50%.
A vast majority is not specific, but more like a number greater than 90%.

Rover_KEWhat have you learnt from dictionaries about 'vast' and 'majority'?

Everything comes to he who waits.

AlpheccaStarsA majority is any number greater than 50%.A vast majority is not specific, but more like a number greater than 90%.

Is it different from absolute majority (if you have such a phrase, in the first place)?

A majority is a majority. 'Absolute' would add nothing.

That is what I thought about 'vast' at first.
What about 'deterministic majority', or something like that?

soheil1Hi What's the difference between 'majority' and 'vast majority'? Thanks in advance

If a majority is 50.000000001%, then it is a wafer-thin majority. If it is a 66% one, it is the vast majority; with such a majority in the Parliament one can change the state constitution in many countries.

Oh, Mr 5JJ, I'm going to mischievously disagree. A majority is more than 50% of those who voted. An absolute majority, in an elected body, is more than 50% of those who are entitled to vote

The UK Prime Minister's party does not enjoy a majority at present but, with the help of Liberal Democrat support, he can win an absolute majority vote

Dave

dave_anonOh, Mr 5JJ, I'm going to mischievously disagree.

Please don't. It gives the impression that you are doing it for the sheer fun of it, and that you may not be serious,

dave_anonA majority is more than 50% of those who voted. An absolute majority, in an elected body, is more than 50% of those who are entitled to vote

AnonymousIf a majority is 50.000000001%, then it is a wafer-thin majority. If it is a 66% one, it is the vast majority

I disagree. The name for the larger figure is "supermajority" not vast majority. The >50% figure is called a "simple majority".
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