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plurality
noun plu·ral·i·ty \plu̇-ˈra-lə-tē\
: a usually large number of things
: a number of votes that is more than the number of votes for any other candidate or party but that is not more than half of the total number of votes
grammar : the state of being plural
plural plu·ral·i·ties
Full Definition of PLURALITY
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a : a number greater than another b : an excess of votes over those cast for an opposing candidate c : a number of votes cast for a candidate in a contest of more than two candidates that is greater than the number cast for any other candidate but not more than half the total votes cast
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First Known Use of PLURALITY
14th century
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Rhymes with PLURALITY
anality, banality, brutality, carnality, causality, centrality, extrality, fatality, feudality, finality, formality, frontality, frugality, legality, lethality, locality, mentality, modality, morality, mortality, nasality, natality, neutrality, nodality, orality, primality, rascality, reality, regality, rurality, sodality, tonality, totality, venality, vitality, vocality
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