| slovo | definícia |
majority
(mass) | majority
- majorita, väčšina |
majority
(encz) | majority,majorita n: Zdeněk Brož |
majority
(encz) | majority,plnoletost n: [práv.] Rostislav Svoboda |
majority
(encz) | majority,většina n: |
Majority
(gcide) | Majority \Ma*jor"i*ty\, n.; pl. Majorities. [F. majorit['e].
See Major.]
1. The quality or condition of being major or greater;
superiority. Specifically:
(a) The military rank of a major.
(b) The condition of being of full age, or authorized by
law to manage one's own affairs.
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2. The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of
mankind; a majority of the votes cast.
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3. [Cf. L. majores.] Ancestors; ancestry. [Obs.]
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4. The amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all
other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially,
the number by which the votes for a successful candidate
exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected
by a majority of five hundred votes. See Plurality.
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To go over to the majority or To join the majority, to
die.
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majority
(wn) | majority
n 1: the property resulting from being or relating to the
greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the
majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work
is finished" [syn: majority, bulk] [ant: minority]
2: (elections) more than half of the votes [syn: majority,
absolute majority]
3: the age at which persons are considered competent to manage
their own affairs [syn: majority, legal age] [ant:
minority, nonage] |
MAJORITY
(bouvier) | MAJORITY, persons. The state or condition of a person who has arrived at
full age. He is then said to be a major, in opposition to minor, which is
his condition during infancy.
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MAJORITY
(bouvier) | MAJORITY, government. The greater number of the voters; though in another
sense, it means the greater number of votes given in which sense it is a
mere plurality. (q.v.)
2. In every well regulated society, the majority has always claimed and
exercised the right to govern the whole society, in the manner pointed out
by the fundamental laws and the minority are bound, whether they have
assented or not, for the obvious reason that opposite wills cannot prevail
at the same time, in the same society, on the same subject. 1 Tuck. Bl. Com.
App. 168, 172; 9 Dane's Ab. 37 to 43; 1 Story, Const. Sec. 330.
3. As to the rights of the majority of part owners of vessels, vide 3
Kent, Com. 114 et seq. As to the majority of a church, vide 16 Mass. 488.
4. In the absence of all stipulations, the general rule in partnerships
is, that each partner has an equal voice, and a majority acting bonafide,
have the right to manage the partnership concerns, and dispose of the
partnership property, notwithstanding the dissent of the minority; but in
every case when the minority have a right to give an opinion, they ought to
be notified. 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 1954.
5. As to the majorities of companies or corporations, see Angel, Corp.
48, et seq.; 3 M. R. 495. Vide, generally, Rutherf. Inst. 249; 9 Serg. &
Rawle, 99; Bro. Corporation, pl. 63; 15 Vin. Abr. 183, 184; and the article
Authority; Plurality; Quorum.
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majority
(mass) | majority
- majorita, väčšina |
age of majority
(encz) | age of majority,věk zletilosti Zdeněk Brož |
majority
(encz) | majority,majorita n: Zdeněk Brožmajority,plnoletost n: [práv.] Rostislav Svobodamajority,většina n: |
majority control
(encz) | majority control, |
majority interest
(encz) | majority interest,většinový podíl n: Zdeněk Brož |
majority leader
(encz) | majority leader,vůdce většiny n: Zdeněk Brož |
majority operation
(encz) | majority operation, n: |
majority opinion
(encz) | majority opinion,většinový názor n: Ivan Masár |
majority ownership
(encz) | majority ownership,většinové vlastnictví n: Ivan Masár |
majority rule
(encz) | majority rule,většinová vláda n: Ivan Masár |
majority shareholding
(encz) | majority shareholding,majoritní akcionářství [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
overwhelming majority
(encz) | overwhelming majority,drtivá většina [fráz.] Ivan Masár |
qualified majority
(encz) | qualified majority, |
qualified majority voting
(encz) | qualified majority voting, |
relative majority
(encz) | relative majority, n: |
silent majority
(encz) | silent majority, |
special majority
(encz) | special majority, |
the age of majority
(encz) | the age of majority, |
vast majority
(encz) | vast majority,drtivá většina [fráz.] Ivan Masár |
age of majority
(gcide) | Lawful \Law"ful\, a.
1. Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.
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2. Constituted or authorized by law; rightful; as, the lawful
owner of lands.
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Lawful age, the age when the law recognizes one's right of
independent action; majority; -- generally the age of
twenty-one years. Also called legal age or {age of
majority}.
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Note: In some of the States, and for some purposes, a woman
attains lawful age at eighteen. --Abbott.
Syn: Legal; constitutional; allowable; regular; rightful.
Usage: Lawful, Legal. Lawful means conformable to the
principle, spirit, or essence of the law, and is
applicable to moral as well as juridical law. Legal
means conformable to the letter or rules of the law as
it is administered in the courts; conformable to
juridical law. Legal is often used as antithetical to
equitable, but lawful is seldom used in that sense. --
Law"ful*ly, adv. -- Law"ful*ness, n.
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majority leader
(gcide) | majority leader \majority leader\ n. (Politics)
The leader of the majority party in a legislature. Compare
minority leader.
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majority rule
(gcide) | majority rule \majority rule\ n.
The rule or doctrine that the numerical majority[2] of an
organized group can make decisions binding on the whole
group; as, our club makes decisions by majority rule..
Contrasted with unanimous consent, or decision by a
decree of a single person or small committee forming part
of an organization.
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To go over to the majority
(gcide) | Majority \Ma*jor"i*ty\, n.; pl. Majorities. [F. majorit['e].
See Major.]
1. The quality or condition of being major or greater;
superiority. Specifically:
(a) The military rank of a major.
(b) The condition of being of full age, or authorized by
law to manage one's own affairs.
[1913 Webster]
2. The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of
mankind; a majority of the votes cast.
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3. [Cf. L. majores.] Ancestors; ancestry. [Obs.]
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4. The amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all
other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially,
the number by which the votes for a successful candidate
exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected
by a majority of five hundred votes. See Plurality.
[1913 Webster]
To go over to the majority or To join the majority, to
die.
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To join the majority
(gcide) | Majority \Ma*jor"i*ty\, n.; pl. Majorities. [F. majorit['e].
See Major.]
1. The quality or condition of being major or greater;
superiority. Specifically:
(a) The military rank of a major.
(b) The condition of being of full age, or authorized by
law to manage one's own affairs.
[1913 Webster]
2. The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of
mankind; a majority of the votes cast.
[1913 Webster]
3. [Cf. L. majores.] Ancestors; ancestry. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
4. The amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all
other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially,
the number by which the votes for a successful candidate
exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected
by a majority of five hundred votes. See Plurality.
[1913 Webster]
To go over to the majority or To join the majority, to
die.
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absolute majority
(wn) | absolute majority
n 1: (elections) more than half of the votes [syn: majority,
absolute majority] |
majority
(wn) | majority
n 1: the property resulting from being or relating to the
greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the
majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work
is finished" [syn: majority, bulk] [ant: minority]
2: (elections) more than half of the votes [syn: majority,
absolute majority]
3: the age at which persons are considered competent to manage
their own affairs [syn: majority, legal age] [ant:
minority, nonage] |
majority leader
(wn) | majority leader
n 1: leader of the majority party in a legislature |
majority operation
(wn) | majority operation
n 1: a threshold operation in which each operand is 0 or 1;
output is 1 if and only if more than half the operands have
the value 1 |
majority opinion
(wn) | majority opinion
n 1: the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally
known simply as `the opinion') |
majority rule
(wn) | majority rule
n 1: the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized
group can make decisions binding on the whole group [syn:
majority rule, democracy] |
relative majority
(wn) | relative majority
n 1: (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) [syn: plurality,
relative majority] |
MAJORITY
(bouvier) | MAJORITY, persons. The state or condition of a person who has arrived at
full age. He is then said to be a major, in opposition to minor, which is
his condition during infancy.
MAJORITY, government. The greater number of the voters; though in another
sense, it means the greater number of votes given in which sense it is a
mere plurality. (q.v.)
2. In every well regulated society, the majority has always claimed and
exercised the right to govern the whole society, in the manner pointed out
by the fundamental laws and the minority are bound, whether they have
assented or not, for the obvious reason that opposite wills cannot prevail
at the same time, in the same society, on the same subject. 1 Tuck. Bl. Com.
App. 168, 172; 9 Dane's Ab. 37 to 43; 1 Story, Const. Sec. 330.
3. As to the rights of the majority of part owners of vessels, vide 3
Kent, Com. 114 et seq. As to the majority of a church, vide 16 Mass. 488.
4. In the absence of all stipulations, the general rule in partnerships
is, that each partner has an equal voice, and a majority acting bonafide,
have the right to manage the partnership concerns, and dispose of the
partnership property, notwithstanding the dissent of the minority; but in
every case when the minority have a right to give an opinion, they ought to
be notified. 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 1954.
5. As to the majorities of companies or corporations, see Angel, Corp.
48, et seq.; 3 M. R. 495. Vide, generally, Rutherf. Inst. 249; 9 Serg. &
Rawle, 99; Bro. Corporation, pl. 63; 15 Vin. Abr. 183, 184; and the article
Authority; Plurality; Quorum.
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