Swedish noun

en majoritet

majority/majorɪˈteːt/

Meaning

majority

In Swedish: flertal, övervikt

Forms

Forms of majoritet
Singular, indefiniteen majoritet
Singular, definitemajoriteten
Plural, indefinitemajoriteter
Plural, definitemajoriteterna

majoritet is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor majoritet, den stora majoriteten. Check another noun

Practise majoritet

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Is it en majoritet or ett majoritet?

majoritet in a sentence

  • majoriteten av kongressombuden var män
    the majority of the conference delegates were men
  • de borgerliga partierna fick en knapp majoritet i riksdagen
    the conservative parties obtained a narrow majority in the Riksdag (the Swedish Parliament)

Words built with majoritet

  • majoritetsbeslut majority decision

Questions

What does majoritet mean in English?

majoritet means “majority”.

Is it en majoritet or ett majoritet?

It is en majoritet, and “the majority” is majoriteten.

What is the plural of majoritet?

The plural of majoritet is majoriteter, and the definite plural is majoriteterna.

Similar words

större del

Nearby common words

majoritet is number 6,328 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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