in the majority

idiom

: being of a number greater than half the total

Supporters of the new law appear to be in the majority.

Examples of in the majority in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The ruling ensures, for now, full access to the drug, which is used in the majority of abortions in the United States. —

Adam Liptak, New York Times, 2 July 2024 If the two parties split those two, that puts Republicans in the majority, by one. —

Brady Dale, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024 Gorsuch also was in the majority in ruling that former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution in a decision that indefinitely delayed the election interference case against Trump. —

Mark Sherman, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2024 The three Trump judges were in the majority that in 2022 overturned Roe vs. Wade, the decision that had protected women’s reproductive health rights since 1973. —

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the majority

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