simple majority

American  

noun

1. less than half of the total votes cast but more than the minimum required to win, as when there are more than two candidates or choices.

2. less than half the number of voters registered.

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Example Sentences

While a decision requires only a simple majority of 7-5, there hasn’t been a decision with more than three dissenting votes since 1992.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead of a petition, voters in the area would be invited to vote to either retain or remove their MSP, with a simple majority in favour of either option required.

From BBC

The vote, which required a simple majority, failed 48-52.

From The Wall Street Journal

That would have negated the need to reach a 60-vote supermajority for budgetary approvals, allowing the GOP to pass this bill with a simple majority.

From Slate

Top Democrats have vowed to oppose the bill to fund the government but it is likely to pass the House as it only needs a simple majority, which Republicans narrowly have.

From Barron's