relative majority

Other forms: relative majorities

Definitions of relative majority
  1. 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)
    synonyms: plurality
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    type of:
    relative quantity
    a quantity relative to some purpose
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