noun
the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
• Syn: ↑democracy
• Derivationally related forms: ↑democratic (for: ↑democracy)
• Hypernyms: ↑doctrine, ↑philosophy, ↑philosophical system, ↑school of thought, ↑ism
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noun [noncount]
: a political system in which the group that has the most members has the power to make decisions
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a system in which power is held by the group that has the largest number of members
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Black majority rule in South Africa took many years to achieve.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.