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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Example Sentences

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

Our efforts to find a comfortable medium between consensus and compromise — to forge unity from disunity — are guided in principle by majority rule: the many over the few.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2024

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

“The essence of democracy is both majority rule and protection of minority rights,” it said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

They felt that if there was majority rule, the rights of minorities would be trampled.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela