No. 581 in Icelandic
meirihluta
"Meirihluta" means "majority" in English.
In a sentence
Við náðum meirihluta atkvæða í kosningunni.
We gained the majority of votes in the election.
Here, 'meirihluta' is used as a noun to denote 'majority' in the context of votes.
Meirihluta nemenda fannst verkefnið áhugavert.
The majority of students found the assignment interesting.
In this sentence, 'meirihluta' refers to 'majority' and modifies 'students', indicating a numerical dominance.
Samþykktin var gerð með samþykki meirihluta þingmanna.
The approval was made with the consent of the majority of members of parliament.
Here, 'meirihluta' functions as a descriptor to express the group consensus by a majority.
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