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narrow majority

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meanings of narrowand majority


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narrow
adjective
uk /ˈnær.əʊ/ us /ˈner.oʊ/
having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with ...
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majority
noun
uk /məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti/ us /məˈdʒɔː.rə.t̬i/
the larger number or part ...
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Examples of narrow majority


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In both countries, the friend-focused network types included mostly women, whereas the diverse network types each had a narrowmajority of men.
A narrowmajority (51 per cent) agrees with this item, compared to 26 per cent who disagree, with the remainder uncertain or ambivalent.
The local authority's members will be in a narrowmajority.
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It was carried only by a narrowmajority of 75 to 65.
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Yet, despite all that and with only a very narrowmajority, they propose to do this thing.
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Clearly this is sometimes necessary with a very narrowmajority, but it is at least acceptable where considerable numbers of members make the decision.
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Is anyone going to alter that by a narrowmajority?
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I do not believe that we should allow ourselves to be too influenced by a narrowmajority of those responding.
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We had a narrowmajority, but that was part of the argument.
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That was a narrowmajority but it was nevertheless a majority.
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I personally abstained, and the draft was rejected by a narrowmajority.
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That report, indeed, was adopted by a relatively narrowmajority.
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They were promises with which they gained tens of thousands of votes which helped to give them their present narrowmajority.
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It does not rest upon a narrowmajority.
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They voted with some reluctance, by a narrowmajority, to go on strike.
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I should want to know if the committee came to its conclusion by a narrowmajority or by a unanimous vote.
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As far as we know, he has a very narrowmajority.
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Unfortunately, this was defeated by a narrowmajority by a procedural "no-action" motion.
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There is the problem, it is true, at the moment about the narrowmajority.
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Instead of a narrowmajority against, there would be a considerable majority ready to accept such a policy.
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