global majority

American  

[gloh-buhl-muh-jawr-i-tee] / ˈgloʊ bəl məˈdʒɔr ɪ ti /

noun

• global majorities
  plural

1. the low- and middle-income countries that make up the largest proportion of the world's population.

2. people who live in or have ancestry from the low- and middle-income countries that make up the largest proportion of the world's population; often used to refer collectively to people who are not white or of European descent.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• global majorities
  plural

Example Sentences

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global majority

Few people will advocate for injustice, arrogance or ignoring the global majority.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

In Kazan this week expect a lot of talk about Brics representing the "global majority".

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2024

“The global majority can ensure with their involvement that what is agreed upon is truly implemented,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2024

"Vulnerable communities, including people of color, the global majority, and low-income individuals, are more likely to live in areas most affected by climate change."

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2024

And the piece proposes and enacts the destruction of what it calls “the men’s categories” — the classifications of race, gender, expertise and taste that, it argues, stop the global majority from becoming free.

From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023