Definitions
Etymologies
- c 1940 majority + -arian (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Minusing the caste system, the so-called majoritarian religion Hinduism could not withstand on its own.”
“To see the events of the past few days as opening in the Democratic Party is okay but fraught with problems based on the nature of the party, its philosophical allegiance to the notion of majoritarian democracy and its human organization.”
“If the Commons used STV but the Lords some kind of majoritarian system a single party majority in the upper house could potentially block the policies of a broader, and more widely supported, coalition in the Commons.”
“Let me add that conservatives have been wildly inconsistent in making their "majoritarian" criticisms.”
“The government "follows the best of our traditions" when it relieves burdens on religious practice for all religions, not just "majoritarian" ones, the acting solicitor general, Paul D.”
“The labour relations act needs to promote strong, stable trade unions through adopting a 'majoritarian' approach, establishing levels of representation which do not encourage fragmentation and proliferation of small unions.”
“So, George Soros isn't happy people legitimately oppose Obama's hypocritical "majoritarian" pen stroke?”
“Labor will have to swap its "majoritarian" culture for a more consultative way of working if it wants to lead a stable government, says John Wanna, a professor of politics at the”
“The assorted BJP leaders have bought into these immunity claims in this election season, partly because of the fear of falling out of the sangh parivar's favour and partly because they think the country is in a mood to approve and applaud some kind of majoritarian vigilantism.”
“The criticism of judicial review as being antidemocratic because it strikes down majoritarian decisions is based on a simplistic definition of democracy.”
Simon & Schuster: The Conservative Assault on the Constitution
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘majoritarian’.
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POL - elections
weak democracy, stand a chance ag..., whistle stop, special interest ..., voting machine, trumpeting support, voting power, to court votes, war chest, short-term observ..., soak-the-rich lef..., term of office and 930 more...
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Croquettes of Random Palavery
Another eclectic list of random words and phrases that excite or intrigue me. I'll try to tag those I make up as "madeupicals".
berberophone, chapon, clearmeat, water bailiff, daubiere, drock, pigeon racing, traveling cider m..., rictal bristles, flaming piano, burning man, peanut hay and 140 more...
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Mat8iou's interesting words
Words I've come across & want to remember.
bloviation, elginism, panegyric, infandous, boke, pangram, quine, pareto principle, panopticon, snib, escutcheon, bokeh and 129 more...
Tweets
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seanahan Doesn't this encompass most types of elections? Oct 8, 2009
hernesheir Winner takes all form of elections. Oct 6, 2009