Majority Rule

Definition: Majority Rule

Majority Rule

Noun

1. The doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonym: Majority Rule

Books

• Majority Rule (reference)

• Majority Rule and Minority Rights (reference)

• Minority Government and Majority Rule (reference)

• Minority Rights, Majority Rule : Partisanship and the Development of Congress (reference)

• Rebels and Democrats: The Struggle for Equal Political Rights and Majority Rule During the American Revolution (reference)

  (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Economic History

Zimbabwe

The agreement provided for qualified majority rule and elections with universal suffrage. (references)

Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwean constitution institutionalizes majority rule and protection of minority rights. (references)

Zimbabwe

The United States supported the United Nations and the United Kingdom consistently in their efforts to influence Rhodesian authorities to accept the principles of majority rule. (references)

Political Economy

Vanuatu

Political legitimacy is based on majority rule. (references)

Political Rights

Chile

It includes provisions designed to protect the interests of the military and places limits on majority rule. (references)

Bahrain

On October 2, at the opening of the 10th session of the Consultative Council (Majlis Al-Shura), the Amir stated that the country would become a constitutional monarchy, with a government based on separation of powers, majority rule, and minority rights. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Danish

flertalsprincip (majority principle). (various references)

Dutch

het meerderheidsbeginsel (majority principle). (various references)

French

le principe majoritaire (majority principle). (various references)

German

mehrheitsregierung, das Mehrheitsprinzip (majority principle). (various references)

Italian

principio maggioritario (majority principle). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

多数決 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

たすうけつ. (various references)

Pig Latin

ajoritymay uleray.(various references)

Portuguese

princípio majoritário (majority principle), princípio maioritário (majority principle), princípio da maioria (majority principle). (various references)

Thai

ระบบเสียงข้างมาก. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

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