plurality
noun
the excess of votes received by the leading candidate, in an election in which there are three or more candidates, over those received by the next candidate (distinguished from majority).
pluralities
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pluralof plurality.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In study after study, pluralities of young users — among them the youngest of “Anxious Generation” Zoomers and the oldest Gen Alpha’s iPad kids — now say they spend too much time on the apps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
Majorities or pluralities of the public — including both Democrats and Republicans — say security alliances with countries from East Asia to Europe to the Middle East benefit both the United States and its allies.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2019
Even such commonly used labels as “explorer,” familiar to museum patrons from wall texts and audio guides, conceal countless unnamed pluralities and alternative points of view.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2018
Polls consistently have shown that large pluralities, if not majorities, of students favor restricting speech that is upsetting or offensive.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 8, 2018
He had bound the might of units, only to find that it was assumed by pluralities.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
