plurality 音标拼音: [plɚ'ælɪti]
n . 复数,较大数,许多,兼职
复数,较大数,许多,兼职
plurality n 1 :
the state of being plural ; "
to mark plurality ,
one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable "
2 :
a large indefinite number ; "
a battalion of ants "; "
a multitude of TV antennas "; "
a plurality of religions " [
synonym :
{
battalion }, {
large number }, {
multitude }, {
plurality },
{
pack }]
3 : (
in an election with more than 2 options )
the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (
but less that half of the votes ) [
synonym : {
plurality }, {
relative majority }]
Plurality \
Plu *
ral "
i *
ty \,
n .;
pl . {
pluralities }. [
L .
pluralitas :
cf .
F .
pluralit ['
e ].]
1 .
The state of being plural ,
or consisting of more than one ;
a number consisting of two or more of the same kind ;
as ,
a plurality of worlds ;
the plurality of a verb .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
The greater number ;
a majority ;
also ,
the greatest of several numbers ;
in elections ,
the excess of the votes given for one candidate over those given for another ,
or for any other ,
candidate .
When there are more than two candidates ,
the one who receives the plurality of votes may have less than a majority .
See {
Majority }.
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1913 Webster ]
Take the plurality of the world ,
and they are neither wise nor good . --
L '
Estrange .
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1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Eccl .)
See {
Plurality of benefices },
below .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Plurality of benefices } (
Eccl .),
the possession by one clergyman of more than one benefice or living .
Each benefice thus held is called a plurality . [
Eng .]
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1913 Webster ]
56 Moby Thesaurus words for "
plurality ":
a mass of ,
a world of ,
army ,
best part ,
better part ,
bevy ,
body ,
bulk ,
bunch ,
cloud ,
clutter ,
covey ,
essence ,
flight ,
flock ,
flocks ,
generality ,
gist ,
gravamen ,
hail ,
hive ,
host ,
jam ,
large amount ,
legion ,
lots ,
main body ,
major part ,
majority ,
many ,
mass ,
masses of ,
meat ,
mob ,
more than half ,
most ,
muchness ,
multitude ,
nest ,
numbers ,
pack ,
preponderance ,
preponderancy ,
quantities ,
quite a few ,
rout ,
ruck ,
scores ,
shoal ,
substance ,
swarm ,
the greatest number ,
throng ,
thrust ,
tidy sum ,
worlds of
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