No. 7,113 in Russian
большинству
"Dative case of 'majority.'"
In a sentence
Большинству людей нравится спокойная музыка.
Most people prefer calm music.
In this sentence, "большинству" is the dative singular form of "большинство," used to indicate that most part of people (the indirect object) prefers calm music.
Это предложение покажется большинству учащихся сложным.
This sentence will seem complex to most students.
Here, "большинству" is used to refer to 'most of the students,' where it serves as the indirect object relating to the verb "покажется".
Меня удивляет равнодушие, присущее большинству людей.
I am surprised by the indifference inherent to most people.
In this example, "большинству" denotes 'most of people,' indicating to whom the inherent attribute (indifference) relates.
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