absolute majority

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.səˌlut məˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɪ.ti/, /ˌæb.səˈljut məˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɪ.ti/

absolute majority (plural absolute majorities)

1. A true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being counted.

   The idea of an absolute majority is somewhat ambiguous, sometimes simply meaning a majority of the vote total and sometimes a majority of all eligible voters.

• majority

• superminority, qualified minority, plurality, relative majority, simple majority, qualified majority, supermajority

• “absolute majority”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “absolute majority”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “absolute majority”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “absolute majority” (US) / “absolute majority” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “absolute majority”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.