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)

1. 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^[1]:

     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

• antimajoritarian
• majoritarian democracy
• majoritarianism
• nonmajoritarian

 

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)

1. 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)