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majority

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A quick definition of majority:

A majority means having more than half of something. For example, if there are 10 cookies and you have 6 of them, you have the majority of the cookies. In elections, a candidate may need a majority of votes to win, which means they need more than half of the total votes. Sometimes, a candidate only needs the most votes, even if it's not more than half, and this is called a relative majority. A super majority is when a greater percentage than a regular majority is needed, usually for very important decisions. The age of majority is when a person becomes an adult and can do things that only adults are allowed to do, like vote.

A more thorough explanation:

Majority means having more than half of the total. For example, if there are 10 people in a room and 6 of them agree on something, then the majority is 6.

In elections, a candidate may need a majority to win. An absolute majority means they need more than 50% of the votes. A relative majority, also known as a plurality, means they just need the most votes, even if it's less than 50%. A qualified majority, also called a super majority, requires an even greater percentage than an absolute majority and is usually needed for important decisions.

Another use of majority is to refer to the age at which a person becomes an adult and can do things that are only allowed for adults, like voting. This is called the age of majority.

For example, if a candidate needs 60% of the votes to win, they need a qualified majority. If a person turns 18, they have reached the age of majority and can vote in elections.

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@splitty Oregon!
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haha my brother and sister in law live there
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good morning! hoping waves will come our wave today
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GW wave today?
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There’s someone I found on here with the username threeoutchange and if my understanding is correct that’s a reference to the debut album by a pretty cool 90s-00s Japanese band called Supercar. I geeked a little
8:57
It could just be a baseball reference I don’t get though lol
Dkk
9:00
@renard99: also, the same band that does a song in the anime Eureka 7 which I watched when I was like idk, 12
9:00
Yeah! They are pretty good. Three Out Change is an awesome J-rock record
Dkk
9:01
I will probably not listen to them more but fun fact. Really random to start the day. An omen that the waves will be very random today.
Dkk
9:03
Fuck, reading the wikipedia now. Literal last song they did before they broke up was Storywriter. Wow.
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That one is a masterpiece
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My favorite song by them is Recreation
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@renard99: man, hard to find.
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@glovediedthisishismom: Congrats on the snow.
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@renard99: Poetic and nice.
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