majority rule
nounDefinition of majority rule
: a political principle providing that a majority usually constituted by fifty percent plus one of an organized group will have the power to make decisions binding upon the whole
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Those rights, not a procedure (majority rule), was their foundational concern. — George Will, National Review, "To Construe the Constitution, Look to the Declaration," 4 July 2019 Beginning in 2007, ordinary computer users helped astronomers by logging their best guesses as to which galaxy belonged in which category, with majority rule typically leading to correct classifications. — Wired, "AI Algorithms Are Now Shockingly Good at Doing Science," 17 Mar. 2019 Commitment to democracy and majority rule are viewed by 32% as a fairly or extremely accurate fundamental idea to associate with the nation, down from 53% in 1998. — John Mccormick, WSJ, "Americans Aren’t Sure U.S. System Can Fix Long-Term Problems, Poll Finds," 21 June 2019 In another 5-4 decision, the majority ruled that rigging elections by drawing the lines to maximum partisan advantage was lawmakers’ prerogative. — al.com, "With gerrymandering ruling, the Supreme Court could have saved democracy. It didn’t," 10 July 2019 Those rights, not a procedure (majority rule), were their foundational concern. — George Will, Twin Cities, "George Will: To construe the Constitution, look to the Declaration," 4 July 2019 The Court’s conservative majority ruled in favor of Enbridge 4-1, with two liberal justices abstaining. — Washington Post, "Wisconsin Supreme Court backs Enbridge in Dane County case," 27 June 2019 The court's conservative majority ruled 4-2 Tuesday against state schools Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor, Evers' successor, who must now seek approval from the Democratic governor before crafting rules for Wisconsin schools. — Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin Supreme Court: State superintendent must seek approval before setting education policy," 25 June 2019 But that's exactly the kind of analysis a government agency isn't allowed to do under the First Amendment, a six-justice majority ruled. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "SCOTUS: Ban on “FUCT” trademark registration violates First Amendment," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'majority rule.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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