supermajority
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supermajorities
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a majority that must represent some percentage more than a simple majority.
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a majority greater than a specified number, as 60%, of the total: required to pass certain types of legislation, override vetos, etc.
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He also said the measure, which will appear as Proposition 39 on the November ballot, is “a bipartisan solution to Voter ID and is supported by a supermajority of Democratic, independent, and Republican voters.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi swept to a supermajority in February and promptly opened the spending taps, including a pledge to suspend the sales tax on food.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
But he hope the voters give him that supermajority in the 2028 National Assembly elections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
I really thought the supermajority would let states define intellectual disability however they choose and give states so much discretion that they could effectively disregard constitutional safeguards.
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
Furthermore, they maintain a supermajority in one chamber in North Carolina and Mississippi.
From Salon ● May 16, 2026
Similar supermajorities say that true Americans respect America’s political institutions and laws and accept people of diverse racial and religious backgrounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
When Burton stepped down from the California Democratic Party in 2017, Democrats held all statewide offices and had supermajorities in both houses of the 120-seat Legislature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2025
Following the Civil War, supermajorities in both chambers of Congress passed the 14th Amendment, and the states ratified it.
From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2024
Under Mr. DeSantis, Republicans in Florida swept the state’s top offices and claimed supermajorities in both chambers of the legislature.
From Washington Times ● May 27, 2023
The measure cleared the Legislature with large, bipartisan supermajorities.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
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