Talk:majority

What type of noun is "majority", and why exactly? It doesn't seem to fit into any of the noun types...

It’s a common noun. —Stephen 15:50, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

If "majority" is a common singular noun,

then why are we using the verb "were" in our example sentence. Shouldn't we say that the majority was? Danite 13:06, 11 June 2010 (UTC) danite

This should be in Appendix:English nouns if it isn't already. The same applies to any singular noun that implies a plural entity - the class was/the class were. Mglovesfun (talk) 13:08, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

the vast majority

The percent of the time a majority is described as "vast" has increased steadily over time. This ngram, manipulated so that recent use of "majority" and "vast majority" are on the same level, shows how they were previously not on the same level at all. - -sche (discuss) 19:11, 28 November 2013 (UTC)

Pronunciation

Does the US IPA match the US audio? It doesn't seem to from my point of view.

I think it is correct. What specifically are you questioning? —Stephen ^(Talk) 06:33, 16 August 2015 (UTC)

majority minority

a majority of people in an area who belong to a minority group overall
a majority minority district
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009

--Backinstadiums (talk) 16:23, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Some people are interested, but the majority don't/*doesn’t care

How to best add the info. concerning the following? Some people are interested, but the majority don't/*doesn’t care --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:26, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Usage notes

It's explained why sometimes the word "most" is preferred over "majority". Are there cases when "majority" is really the better word to use instead of "most"? I couldn't find anything so far using Oxford dictionary or Google. (NicoLaan (talk) 09:51, 18 February 2022 (UTC))