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antimajoritarian en · ADJ

Etymology

From anti- + majoritarian.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Opposing majority rule
   • Federalism itself is an antimajoritarian mechanism for, by devolving power to smaller constituencies, it places some policy issues beyond the reach of the center's majority. 2004, Ugo M. Amoretti, Nancy Gina Bermeo, Federalism and Territorial Cleavages, →ISBN, page 10:

Deriveds

antimajoritarianism

Relateds

majoritarian

Translations (2)

pt antimajoritário (opposing majority rule) · ka ანტიმაჟორიტარული (opposing majority rule)

antimajoritarian en · NOUN

Etymology

From anti- + majoritarian.

Meanings

1. One who opposes majority rule.

Forms