Definition of Majoritarian

1. Adjective. Supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Majoritarian

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Majoritarian

major triads
majorant
majorants
majorat
majorate
majorated
majorates
majorating
majorats
majordomo
majordomos
majored
majorette
majorettes
majoring
majoritarian (current term)
majoritarian democracy
majoritarianism
majoritarians
majoritarily
majorite
majorites
majoritic
majorities
majority
majority decision
majority draw
majority leader
majority operation
majority opinion

Literary usage of Majoritarian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Pacific Challenge: Development Trends in the 21st Centuryby Michael Waibel, Werner Kreisel by Michael Waibel, Werner Kreisel (2005)
"Westminster-style parliamentarianism or 'majoritarian democracy' is particularly ... Due to majoritarian democracy's inherent tendency to the political ..."

2. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"In many multiethnic societies, the procedures of majoritarian democracy have proven effective for managing group relations and maintaining social cohesion. ..."

3. Hope for South Africa? by Lewis H. Gann, Peter Duignan (1991)
"The difference is great: both allow everyone to vote, but in a consociational system representation is proportional, not majoritarian. ..."

4. Russia's 1996 Presidential Election: The End of Polarized Politics by Michael McFaul (1997)
"See Lijphart, "Presidentialism and majoritarian Democracy," p. 98. 15. Author's interview with presidential adviser ..."

5. Governance and Food Security in an Age of Globalization by Robert L. Paarlberg (2002)
"But movement toward highly centralized majoritarian democratic systems in ... As Timothy Sisk argues, "Simple majoritarian democracy contains special ..."

6. Institutional Development in Divided Societies by Bertus De Villiers, Frank Delmartino, André Alen (1998)
"These aspects are called minor, because another widely accepted idea is that basically electoral systems can be divided into majoritarian and proportional ..."

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