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plu⋅ral⋅i⋅ty

  [ploo-ral-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. the excess of votes received by the leading candidate, in an election in which there are three or more candidates, over those received by the next candidate (distinguished from majority ).
2. more than half of the whole; the majority.
3. a number greater than one.
4. fact of being numerous.
5. a large number; multitude.
6. state or fact of being plural.
7. Ecclesiastical.
a. the holding by one person of two or more benefices at the same time; pluralism.
b. any of the benefices so held.
Origin:
1325–75; ME pluralite < OF < LL plūrālitās. See plural, -ity

Synonyms:
1. See majority.
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plu·ral·i·ty   (plŏŏ-rāl'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. plu·ral·i·ties

  1. The state or fact of being plural.

  2. A large number or amount; a multitude.

  3. Ecclesiastical

    1. Pluralism.

    2. The offices or benefices held by a pluralist.

    3. In a contest of more than two choices, the number of votes cast for the winning choice if this number is not more than one half of the total votes cast.

    4. The number by which the vote of the winning choice in such a contest exceeds that of the closest opponent.

    1. In a contest of more than two choices, the number of votes cast for the winning choice if this number is not more than one half of the total votes cast.

    2. The number by which the vote of the winning choice in such a contest exceeds that of the closest opponent.

  5. The larger or greater part.

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Main Entry: plu·ral·i·ty
Pronunciation: plu-'ra-l&-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: an amount or group (as of votes) that is greater than any other amount or group within a total but that is not more than half; especially : a group of justices on an appeals court who do not form a majority but with whose opinion enough other justices concur to render it the decision of the court —see also plurality opinion at OPINION —compare MAJORITY
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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