majoritarian

adj
/məˈd͡ʒɒɹ.ɪ.tɛə.ɹi.ən/UK/məˈd͡ʒɑ.ɹɪ.tɛɹ.i.ən/US

Etymology

From majority + -arian.

  1. derived from maior — “greater
  2. derived from maiōritās
  3. derived from maiōritātem
  4. borrowed from maiorité
  5. suffixed as majoritarian — “majority + arian

Definitions

  1. Supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority.

    • 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.
  2. 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.
    • THE EFFORTS OF THE RUSSIAN MAJORITARIANS, AND WHY THEY WERE FRUSTRATED. Archbishop Mannix on the Secret Treaty, and Colonel Raymond Robins on the Majoritarians.
  3. One who is in majority.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA