(1)大多数(部分)(more than half of a total)[Gp，(the)～][N(of)]：the～of union members/one's life 工会成员中的大多数/大半生;achieve/obtain/win/hold a～in the Parliament得到/取得/赢得/占议会中的多数席位;disagree with the～与多数人意见不同;The～of people want(s) peace.多数人要和平。A great/large～were(was)on his side.绝大多数人站在他一边。The minority is subordinate to the～.少数服从多数。～opinion/rule/leader/verdict多数观点/多数裁定原则/多数党领袖/多数裁决;〖反〗minority;

(2)多数票(多于对方或超过各方票数总和的票数)(excess of a greater number of votes over a smaller number of votes or(AmE)votes for others together;margin)[C][N(over)]：have a large～(over the other party)以绝大多数票领先(另一党);win by(with)a large/clear/small/narrow～以绝对/明显/微弱/勉强的多数票取胜;be elected/returned/beaten by a～of 15479 votes，以15479票的多数当选/再次当选/反对而落选;His～has been growing by 5 per cent every year.他多得的票数每年增长5个百分点。

(3)成年，法定年龄(legal age of becoming an adult)[C，通常sing]：attain one's～到成年;He has not reached the age of～.他没有成年(他没有到成人年龄)。(通常指18岁);〖同〗adulthood;〖反〗childhood;

be in the (a)～(占)多数：Women are in the (a)～in Britain. 英国妇女占多数。Girls are in the (a)～in their college. 他们学院女学生占多数。Our representatives are in the(a)～on occasions. 有的时候我们的代表占多数。

【注意】majority为集合名词(1)作主语时，谓语动词数的使用参见AUDIENCE。

【用法】 1)majority 为“票数”的意义时，动词用单数：这一点与作集合名词不一样，如：His～was five votes.(他多得五票。)The～of voters live in the city.(多数选举人住在该市内。)2)majority 作“大多数”解时，可以用great、large来修饰(见(1)中例句)，不可使用greater，larger。但用于(2)义在说明不同的选举情况时可说：He won by a greater～in this election than in the last.(这次选举，他以比上次更多的选票获胜。)