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A Majority of One is a 1961 American comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Rosalind Russell and Alec Guinness.It was adapted from the play of the same name by Leonard Spigelgass, which was a Broadway hit in the 1959-1960 season starring Gertrude Berg and Cedric Hardwicke.
A Majority of One is a play by Leonard Spigelgass. The 1958-59 Broadway production was directed by Dore Schary and ran for three previews and 556 performances, with Gertrude Berg , Cedric Hardwicke , and Ina Balin .
A majority is more than half of a total. [1] It is a subset of a set consisting of more than half of the set's elements. For example, if a group consists of 31 individuals, a majority would be 16 or more individuals, while having 15 or fewer individuals would not constitute a majority.
In some circles, a majority means more than half of the total including abstentions. However, in many jurisdictions, a simple majority is defined as more votes than half cast, excluding abstentions, are required. Thus, it is a stronger requirement than plurality (yet weaker than absolute majority). [4] [5]
Plurality voting is often contrasted with (absolute) majority voting [27] where variant of runoff voting (multi-round voting) are also classified. However, in formal social choice theory, the term majority voting has a different definition, and runoff voting methods could also be classified under plurality [citation needed].
One label is not more “correct” than the others under the bi+ umbrella and it’s up to each person to choose a label that feels most comfortable to them. Related: What Does 'Pansexual' Mean?
“While a majority of Republicans (60%) and a plurality of independents (42%) consider “woke” to be an insult, nearly half of Democrats (46%) say they take it as a compliment,” pollsters wrote.
A majority government is a government by one or more governing parties that hold an absolute majority of seats in a legislature. Such a government can consist of one party that holds a majority on its own, or be a coalition government of multiple parties.