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majoritarian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /məˈd͡ʒɑ.ɹɪ.tɛɹ.i.ən/ (US)
• /məˈd͡ʒɔɹ.ɪ.tɛɹ.i.ən/ (US)
• /məˈd͡ʒɔɹ.ɪ.tə.ɹiən/ (US)
• /məˈd͡ʒɒɹ.ɪ.tə.ɹi.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /məˈd͡ʒɒɹ.ɪ.tɛə.ɹi.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (UK) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English majority Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English -arian English majoritarian From majority + -arian.

Meanings

1. Supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority.
   • Early in June came the delegation of the German Majority Socialists, which included—besides [Philipp] Scheidemann, the Majoritarian leader—that Hermann Müller who, on the eve of the declaration of war, had invited the French Socialists to vote against war credits. “majoritarian, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
   • He [Paul Cambon] knows how to use to the best advantage of everybody concerned a secretary of Embassy, an officer, a bishop, or a “Majoritarian” Socialist. 1918 September 22, André Géraud, “Paul Cambon. 20 Years Ambassador in London. His Work for France. The Evolution of the Entente.”, in The Observer, 127th year, number 6,644, London, page 3, column 3:
   • A better peace and one no more likely to be broken by another war than the one that the Conference is supposed to be trying to arrange could have been got long ago, if it had suited the Allied statesmen to permit the mediation of the Pope, or, later, to work for peace with the Majoritarian Government of Russia. 1919 May 18, “Pope and Peace. Why The War Lasted So Long. His Holiness and a Secret Treaty. The Efforts of the Russian Majoritarians, and Why They Were Frustrated. Archbishop Mannix on the Secret Treaty, and Colonel Raymond Robins on the Majoritarians.”, in Truth, number 1,003, Brisbane, Qld., page 10, column 1:
   • No. He proposes to employ majoritarian bullying to overturn the legal and constitutional balance of power for the vapid purpose of upholding “popular values,” whatever and whose ever those are. 2007 July 26, Cathal J[oseph] Nolan, “Shaping the Court for Political Ends (8 Letters)”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, published 30 July 2007, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2015:

Forms

Antonyms

countermajoritarian · minoritarian

Deriveds

majoritarian democracy · majoritarianism · antimajoritarian · nonmajoritarian

Translations (8)

kk мажоритарлық (supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority) · kk мажоритарлы (supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority) · uk мажорита́рний (supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority) · fr majoritaire (supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority) · mn мажоритар (supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority) · ca majoritari (supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority) · ka მაჟორიტარული (supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority) · ru мажорита́рный (supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority)

majoritarian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /məˈd͡ʒɑ.ɹɪ.tɛɹ.i.ən/ (US)
• /məˈd͡ʒɔɹ.ɪ.tɛɹ.i.ən/ (US)
• /məˈd͡ʒɔɹ.ɪ.tə.ɹiən/ (US)
• /məˈd͡ʒɒɹ.ɪ.tə.ɹi.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /məˈd͡ʒɒɹ.ɪ.tɛə.ɹi.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (UK) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English majority Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English -arian English majoritarian From majority + -arian.

Meanings

1. One who supports the dominance of the majority over the minority.
   • The French majoritarians and the British laborites, who, together dominated the conference, demanded peace with the German majoritarians. 1919 February 25, Frederick Moore, quoting Frank Bohn, “[Eisner, a Great Loss: Frank Bohn, American Democratic Socialist, Pays High Tribute to the Bavarian Leader.] Knew How to Proceed”, in New York Tribune, volume LXXVIII, number 26,399, New York, N.Y.: New York Tribune Inc., page 10, column 6:
   • It is difficult to use terms which are accurate without being too definite, but to borrow the terminology of the French Socialists one may say that now on the National Executive of the Labour party majoritarians and minoritarians are about equally balanced, and in the Labour party Conference the minoritarians seem to be getting the majority. 1918 June 30, “[Our London Correspondence. (By Private Wire.)] Dissentient Trade Unionists.”, in The Manchester Guardian, 22,432, published 1 June 1918, page 4, column 3:
   • THE EFFORTS OF THE RUSSIAN MAJORITARIANS, AND WHY THEY WERE FRUSTRATED. Archbishop Mannix on the Secret Treaty, and Colonel Raymond Robins on the Majoritarians. 1919 May 18, “Pope and Peace. Why The War Lasted So Long. His Holiness and a Secret Treaty. The Efforts of the Russian Majoritarians, and Why They Were Frustrated. Archbishop Mannix on the Secret Treaty, and Colonel Raymond Robins on the Majoritarians.”, in Truth, number 1,003, Brisbane, Qld., page 10, columns 1–2:
2. One who is in majority.

Forms

Antonyms

countermajoritarian · minoritarian

Translations (1)

ru мажорита́рий (one who supports the dominance of the majority over the minority)