majority rule

American  

[muh-jawr-i-tee rool] / məˈdʒɔr ɪ ti ˈrul /

noun

1. a process for making decisions in which the will or preference of the majority of participants is the controlling factor, usually determined by a vote.

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majority rule

Thanks to the genius of a constitution that distributes power widely, the risk of tyrannous majority rule is limited.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

Through approval or indifference, these actions may be acceptable according to majority rule, but that does not make them legitimate.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2025

While the Senate ostensibly runs by majority rule, it takes the support of a supermajority—since 1975, three-fifths of the chamber, or 60 senators—to bring debates to a close, or cloture.

From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2025

Ms. Su, 47, is working to persuade voters to give the party four more years of majority rule to allow Mr. Lai to advance his agenda if he wins.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024

After these preliminaries, we focused on the critical issues: the armed struggle, the ANC’s alliance with the Communist Party, the goal of majority rule, and the idea of racial reconciliation.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela