plurality
noun uk/plʊəˈræl.ə.ti/ us/plʊˈræl.ə.t̬i/
(GRAMMAR)
[ U ] language 复数;复数形式
the state of being plural
(DIFFERENT)
[ C usually sing ] formal众多，大量
a large number of different types of something
There was a marked plurality of opinions/views among the people attending the meeting. 与会者明显意见／看法不一。
have/win a plurality politics specialized （在选举中）获得相对多数票
to receive more votes in an election than any other person or party, but not more than the total number of votes that the other people or parties have received
have/win a plurality of He won a 48 percent plurality of the vote rather than an outright majority. 他获得了48%的相对多数票，而非绝对多数。
There are five districts where Republicans have a plurality of voters.
The conservatives have a plurality in this Congress, but just barely.
The person who wins a plurality in the primary will become the nominee.
His party won a plurality in the governing assembly last year.
[ C usually singular, S ] politics specialized（选举中未超过半数的）多数
the part of a group of people voting that is the largest part, but not larger than the total number of other people voting
A plurality of the population voted for change. 人民的多数投票支持变革。