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 plurality [,pluә'rælәti]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 复数, 较大的数, 多数状态, 兼职

[法] 大多数, 较多数, 复数




    plurality
    [ noun ]
    1. the state of being plural

      2. <noun.state>
      to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable
    2. a large indefinite number

      3. <noun.quantity>
      a battalion of ants
      a multitude of TV antennas
      a plurality of religions
    3. (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)

      4. <noun.quantity>


    Plurality \Plu*ral"i*ty\, n.; pl. {pluralities}. [L. pluralitas:
    cf. F. pluralit['e].]
    1. The state of being plural, or consisting of more than one;
    a number consisting of two or more of the same kind; as, a
    plurality of worlds; the plurality of a verb.

    2. The greater number; a majority; also, the greatest of
    several numbers; in elections, the excess of the votes
    given for one candidate over those given for another, or
    for any other, candidate. When there are more than two
    candidates, the one who receives the plurality of votes
    may have less than a majority. See {Majority}.

    Take the plurality of the world, and they are
    neither wise nor good. --L'Estrange.

    3. (Eccl.) See {Plurality of benefices}, below.

    {Plurality of benefices} (Eccl.), the possession by one
    clergyman of more than one benefice or living. Each
    benefice thus held is called a plurality. [Eng.]

    1. A plurality of respondents overall and a majority of Southerners said Super Tuesday was a good idea, and 54 percent of all respondents said regional primaries should be held again.
    2. The Democrats fared worse, to the point that a plurality of the men in the poll said the Democrats do not choose their best candidate.
    3. He had won a presidential election by a plurality but not a majority, as the opposition vote was split by two candidates, Kim Dae-jung and Kim Young-sam.
    4. But a plurality also believes it wouldn't be worth it to loosen rules on offshore drilling for the same reason.
    5. Cuomo said he was thinking of not backing any of the candidates until the primary season ended June 7. As he has in the past, Cuomo said "the candidate with a plurality at the end of the process should be the candidate" of the party.
    6. A plurality of UFCW members appears to prefer Dukakis, said Allen Zack, a spokesman for the union.
    7. Thus, it becomes all too apparent that Mr. Lee's ill-considered actions are the very source of the instability that he so often employs as a bogyman against those who would advocate greater plurality and freedom.
    8. A majority of women said the best is nominated, but a plurality of men _ 47 percent to 41 percent _ said not.
    9. "Wilson voters are supremely confident that he will be elected. While a plurality of Feinstein voters believe she will be California's next governor, their confidence level is not as high," Field said.
    10. A clear plurality believed me, but a sizable minority didn't know whom to believe.
    11. A plurality of the 1,084 adults surveyed in the Media General-Associated Press poll primarily faulted society rather than the homeless for homelessness.
    12. Bush had mixed success in his effort to paint Dukakis as more likely to raise taxes: A plurality, 45 percent, said there wasn't likely to be any difference between the two when it comes to that issue.
    13. The leadership has firmly rejected the political plurality now practiced in all former Soviet satellite nations.
    14. Without the support of at least one non-Socialist deputy, Gonzalez would have had to wait 48 hours for probable confirmation with a plurality on a second ballot.
    15. Chairman Lee Iacocca, who continues to disavow interest in the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, won the plurality of write-in votes cast in the Michigan presidential primary.
    16. I acknowledge therefore the plurality of the country that I have pledged to respect and encourage.
    17. Instead, a 42 percent plurality said the S&L industry should bear most of the costs by paying higher insurance premiums on its accounts, a lesser feature of Bush's plan.
    18. That plurality is dishonored by the religious monopoly and intolerance that led to the suit last year.
    19. A plurality, 38 percent, said their expectation was based chiefly on what they had heard from the candidates; 22 percent said it was based on the polls; and 12 percent said their view was guided by opinions expressed in the media.
    20. Cultural variety substituted for political plurality, and the censor and the written word both carried enormous weight in the battle for readers' minds.
    21. A Drexel Burnham survey of 371 investment managers found that 19%, a plurality, consider Fed Vice Chairman Johnson the most likely replacement, but only 7% have the "most confidence" in him.
    22. Even among those who voted for Mr. Jackson, his last remaining rival, a plurality view Mr. Dukakis favorably and believe he will win the nomination.
    23. Socialists, who had won only a plurality of National Assembly seats after Sunday's second round of voting, must seek to govern with the help of Communists or centrists.
    24. Kim Young-sam and Kim Dae-jung have come under fire since they divided the opposition vote in the December presidential election. Roh won only a 36.6 percent plurality.
    25. But Jackson demonstrated an ability to drain liberal and moderate votes from Dukakis, possibly leaving Gore an opening to siphon off a plurality in some states, Gawiser said.
    26. Nor, in my memory, has a plurality gone about its business in such a deceptive fashion.
    27. In short, the testing provision, as construed by the plurality, is consistent with the Rose framework and could be upheld effortlessly under the current doctrine.
    28. In 1976, Portugal held its first free parliamentary elections in half a century, giving the Socialist Party a plurality.
    29. So a decisive plurality decided to take a gamble on Mr. Rae.
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