No. 4,496 in German
mehrheitlich
"Mehrheitlich" means "predominantly" or "by majority" in English.
In a sentence
Die Entscheidung wurde mehrheitlich getroffen.
The decision was made by majority.
In this sentence, 'mehrheitlich' is used as an adverb to express that the decision was made by the majority group or vote.
Die mehrheitlich unterstützte Regelung wird morgen umgesetzt.
The majority-supported regulation will be implemented tomorrow.
Here, 'mehrheitlich' modifies the participle 'unterstützte' to indicate that the regulation received majority support.
Mehrheitlich stimmten die Mitglieder für den Vorschlag.
The members voted majority in favor of the proposal.
In this sentence, 'mehrheitlich' again acts as an adverb describing the mode of voting, indicating the proposal was supported by most members.
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