Definitions For Supermajority

Noun

SUPERMAJORITY (plural SUPERMAJORITYs) (chiefly, North American) A majority of the items being counted that reaches some preset threshold significantly greater than 50 percent, such as two thirds. : Synonym: qualified majority, q1=chiefly UK

Coordinate terms

superminority, qualified minority, plurality, relative majority, simple majority, absolute majority

Related terms

supermajoritarian supermajoritarianism

Collocations

{{co-top, Nouns often modifying "supermajority"}} {{coi, en, two-thirds, three-fifths, three-quarters}} {{co-bottom}} {{co-top, Adjectives often used with "supermajority"}} {{coi, en, parliamentary, legislative, vote, Democratic, Republican, necessary, requisite, large}} {{co-bottom}}

Translations

Arabic: غَالِبِيَّة عُظْمَى, f (ḡālibiyya ʕuẓmā), أَغْلَبِيَّة عُظْمَى, f (ʔaḡlabiyya ʕuẓmā) Catalan: majoria qualificada, f Czech: kvalifikovaná většina, f, supervětšina, f Danish: kvalificeret flertal, f Dutch: gekwalificeerde meerderheid, f Finnish: määräenemmistö French: majorité qualifiée, f German: qualifizierte Mehrheit, f Hebrew: הצבעת רוב Hungarian: minősített többség Italian: maggioranza qualificata, f Maltese: maġġoranza kwalifikata, f Polish: większość bezwzględna, f, większość absolutna, f Portuguese: maioria qualificada, f Spanish: mayoría calificada, f, mayoría cualificada, f Swedish: kvalificerad majoritet, c

Alternative forms

{{alter, en, super-majority, supramajority}}

Etymology

from super + majority + above, greater than./">t1=above, greater than.