majoritarian

[muh-jawr-i-tair-ee-uhn, -jor-]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or constituting a majority.

   majoritarian democracy.

2. supporting or advocating majoritarianism.

   majoritarian politics.

noun

1. a supporter or advocate of majoritarianism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of majoritarian¹

First recorded in 1915–20; majorit(y) + -arian

Example Sentences

Supporters of the invitation to Mushtaq say that the row is not just about her religious identity, but that it is a larger battle between keeping one of the state's biggest festivals open and welcoming to all faiths and turning it into a majoritarian event.

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Rather than introducing tests of physical stamina into the policymaking process, other reformers have more soundly suggested making the filibuster more majoritarian somehow—by stipulating that bills supported by a supermajority of the House can be passed by simple majorities in the Senate, for instance, or that only senators representing a majority of the population can utilize the filibuster.

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Reversing Plyler could provide the doctrinal means to follow through on that invitation—by collapsing the analytical framework that has protected so many from majoritarian overreach.

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What we are left with is a Senate — and politics in general — that is too much like the House of Representatives: fundamentally partisan and majoritarian, less interested in cutting deals or passing major legislation, and far more inclined toward showmanship than workmanship.

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But the current move appears to favour majoritarian politics, Prof Rehman says.

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