simple majority

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.

Example Sentences

A decision will be taken by a simple majority, meaning that if more than 50% of members vote to exclude Israel, the country would not take part in 2026.

From BBC

Scottish juries have 15 members and at present a simple majority of eight jurors is required for a verdict.

From BBC

Currently, a simple majority of at least eight jurors out of 15 is sufficient.

From BBC

A simple majority was needed to convict him.

From BBC

He promoted a ballot measure in 2010 that allows the Legislature to pass the annual budget by a simple majority rather than the previous two-thirds supermajority, allowing the Democrats to pass a legislative session’s most important measure — the budget — without Republican votes, further marginalizing the GOP in Sacramento.

From Los Angeles Times