What does majority mean?

Leo Di · Tue Apr 10, 2007 19:24 pm *What does majority mean?*

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #17 "Eating Out", question 2

They simply couldn't decide which restaurant to choose and so in the end they took a vote and the ......... decided on a Chinese one.

(a) most
(b) more
(c) majority
(d) main

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #17 "Eating Out", answer 2

They simply couldn't decide which restaurant to choose and so in the end they took a vote and the majority decided on a Chinese one.

Correct answer: (c) majority

Your answer was: incorrect
They simply couldn't decide which restaurant to choose and so in the end they took a vote and the most decided on a Chinese one.
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Why "majority" is the correct answer? What does it mean in this sentence?

Leo Di

Conchita · Tue Apr 10, 2007 20:29 pm *What does majority mean?*

The majority is the largest number or, as in the test sentence, most people.

Note that 'most' would be used without article.

prezbucky · Tue Apr 10, 2007 22:20 pm *What does majority mean?*

another way to look at it:

majority = 50% +1 (or more)
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