supermajority

[soo-per-muh-jawr-i-tee, -jor-]

su·per·ma·jor·i·ty

[soo-per-muh-jawr-i-tee, -jor-]
noun, plural, su·per·ma·jor·i·ties.
1.
a majority that must represent some percentage more than a simple majority.
2.
a majority greater than a specified number, as 60%, of the total: required to pass certain types of legislation, override vetos, etc.

Origin:
super- + majority
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Supermajority has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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