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slight majority

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meanings of slightand majority


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slight
adjective
uk /slaɪt/ us /slaɪt/
small in amount ...
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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 slight majority


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A slightmajority of individuals (52.9%) carried no pollen.
In the other case, a slightmajority said that option 4 is permissible.
A slightmajority of teachers (52.8%) are in favour of employing foreign teachers.
A slightmajority (59%) reported feeling at least some amount of empowerment under the present system of electoral democracy.
A slightmajority of the trustees were member nominated trustees and had been trustees for more than five years.
To my surprise, a slightmajority of all ranks were willing to accept such independent investigation.
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But a slightmajority, nevertheless a majority, of rent assessment committees reduce rents rather than increase them.
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But that seems to be the pattern: that women whose marriages have been dissolved appear, in a slightmajority of cases, to re-marry.
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Parliament has rejected this by a slightmajority.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
There was a slightmajority.
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The local authority associations will have ten members on each council, whom they will appoint themselves, but the professional and educational interests together will have a slightmajority.
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I have in mind public opinion generally—the general feeling about it—which was more or less balanced, although there was possibly a slightmajority in favour of our joining the euro.
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The public broadcaster referendum, 2005 was approved by a slightmajority of voters, but the referendum saw a very low turnout.
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Black and white artists were included, and a slightmajority of listeners were female.
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In the overall population, a slightmajority of melanomas do "not" form in an existing mole, but rather create a new growth on the skin.
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A slightmajority of professors ranked among the top 15% of wage earners, in 2005.
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A slightmajority of the audience opposed the motion, 54% before and 52% after.
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In "castle" and "fasten", the was pronounced, according to a slightmajority of 16th and 17th century sources.
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Most species are tropical in distribution, and a slightmajority are found only in forests.
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He could win with a slightmajority of 4,550.
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