majoritarian

English

Etymology

c. 1940 majority +‎ -arian

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /məˈd͡ʒɒɹ.ɪ.tɛə.ɹi.ən/, /məˈd͡ʒɒɹ.ɪ.tə.ɹi.ən/
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(US) IPA^(key): /məˈd͡ʒɑ.ɹɪ.tɛɹ.i.ən/, /məˈd͡ʒɔɹ.ɪ.tɛɹ.i.ən/, /məˈd͡ʒɔɹ.ɪ.tə.ɹiən/

Adjective

majoritarian (comparative more majoritarian, superlative most majoritarian)

Supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority. [c. 1940]
- 2007 July 30, “Shaping the Court for Political Ends (8 Letters)”, in New York Times‎:
  No. He proposes to employ majoritarian bullying to overturn the legal and constitutional balance of power for the vapid purpose of upholding “popular values,” whatever and whose ever those are.

Antonyms

countermajoritarian, minoritarian

Derived terms

Translations

supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority

French: majoritaire (fr)
Georgian: მაჟორიტარული (mažoriṭaruli)
Kazakh: мажоритарлы (majoritarly), мажоритарлық (majoritarlyq)
Mongolian: мажоритар (mažoritar)
Russian: мажорита́рный (ru) m (mažoritárnyj)
Ukrainian: мажорита́рний (mažorytárnyj)

Noun

majoritarian (plural majoritarians)

One who supports the dominance of the majority over the minority.

Antonyms

countermajoritarian, minoritarian

Translations

one who supports the dominance of the majority over the minority

Russian: мажорита́рий (ru) m (mažoritárij)

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