plurality

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

plur·al·ity BrE [plʊəˈræləti] NAmE [plʊˈræləti] noun (pl. plur·al·ities)
1. countable, usually singular (formal)a large number
•a plurality of influences
2. countable, usually singular (politics) (US)the number of votes given to one person, political party, etc. when this number is less than 50% but more than any other single person, etc. receives
•In order to be elected, a candidate needs only a plurality of the votes cast.
compare ↑majority
3. uncountable (grammar)the state of being plural

Word Origin:
[plurality] late Middle English: from Old French pluralite, from late Latin pluralitas, from Latin pluralis ‘relating to more than one’, from plus, plur- ‘more’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  relative majority, battalion, large number, multitude, pack