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

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

From Salon

The lawsuit from the other three says they had a “majority rules” system of decision-making in place for the tour because of previous problems with Farrell making decisions on his own.

From Los Angeles Times

Rather than relying on a single data labeling tool, the researchers used seven data labeling programs and chose the final label of positive, negative or neutral based on a majority rules approach.

From Science Daily

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

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