絶対多数|ぜったいたすうzettaitasuu

1. nounabsolute majority

• Synonym大多数だいたすうNeutralThe great majority — almost all of a group; it does not necessarily involve a vote.
• Synonym絶対過半数ぜったいかはんすうWrittenWritten term for more than half, synonymous with the headword but leaning toward election vote counts.
• Related過半かはんWrittenWritten style. Describes a quantity that is more than half, as in 「過半を占める」; it does not stress a voting majority.
• RelatedマジョリティーNeutralLoanword for the majority side within a group, often a social group, as in 「サイレントマジョリティー」.
• Antonym少数しょうすうNeutralThe opposite of the headword: a small number, or a minority side.

For more than half in elections or votes, 「過半数」 is the general term; 「絶対多数」 is the written choice, as in 「絶対多数を確保する」. Use 「大多数」 for almost all, 「マジョリティー」 for the majority side, 「少数」 for the minority.

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1. 全体ぜんたいの半分はんぶんを超こえる票ひょうや人数にんずうのこと。