majoritarian

[muh-jawr-i-tair-ee-uhn, -jor-]

adjective

of, pertaining to, or constituting a majority: majoritarian democracy.

supporting or advocating majoritarianism: majoritarian politics.

noun

a supporter or advocate of majoritarianism.

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Majoritarian has a plethora of syllables.

So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:

opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)

Origin:
1915–20; majorit(y) + -arian

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