No. 760 in Dutch
meerderheid
Majority.
In a sentence
De meerderheid van de studenten vond het examen moeilijk.
The majority of the students found the exam difficult.
Here, 'meerderheid' is used as a noun meaning 'majority,' referring to more than half of the group mentioned, the students.
Er werd een meerderheid van stemmen behaald tijdens de vergadering.
A majority of votes was achieved during the meeting.
In this example, 'meerderheid' refers to a numerical majority in the context of voting.
De meerderheid van de bevolking steunt de nieuwe wet.
The majority of the population supports the new law.
The term 'meerderheid' here similarly denotes the greater part of a specified group, the population, in support of a certain action.
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