supermajority
noun [ C ] politics specialized (also super-majority) uk/ˌsuː.pə.məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti/ us/ˌsuː.pɚ.məˈdʒɔː.rə.t̬i/
（选举）绝对多数
in an election, the number or percentage of votes needed for important changes to be made, when that number is higher than a normal majority (= the difference in the number of votes between the winning person or group and the one that comes second)
The city council needs a supermajority of eleven votes to pass its budget. 市议会需要获得11票的绝对多数才能通过预算。
The party was one vote short of a super-majority. 该党离获得绝对多数只差了一票。
Some countries require a supermajority vote for any tax increases. 一些国家要求在投票中获得绝对多数才能提高税收。
The United States Constitution requires a supermajority of two-thirds of both houses of Congress to propose a constitutional amendment. 美国宪法要求国会两院必须有三分之二的绝对多数才能提出宪法修正案。
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- The government needed a three-fifths supermajority in order for the law to take effect immediately.
- Ten states required a supermajority to approve the changes, and the rest required only a simple majority.
- Any amendment to their country's constitution must be approved by either a super-majority in parliament or by the people in a referendum.
- The bill did not get the supermajority necessary to pass.