supermajority
Americannoun
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supermajorities
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a majority that must represent some percentage more than a simple majority.
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a majority greater than a specified number, as 60%, of the total: required to pass certain types of legislation, override vetos, etc.
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He also said the measure, which will appear as Proposition 39 on the November ballot, is “a bipartisan solution to Voter ID and is supported by a supermajority of Democratic, independent, and Republican voters.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi swept to a supermajority in February and promptly opened the spending taps, including a pledge to suspend the sales tax on food.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Although the supermajority described its handiwork as a straightforward application of April’s decision in Louisiana v.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
But he hope the voters give him that supermajority in the 2028 National Assembly elections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
Furthermore, they maintain a supermajority in one chamber in North Carolina and Mississippi.
From Salon ● May 16, 2026
Similar supermajorities say that true Americans respect America’s political institutions and laws and accept people of diverse racial and religious backgrounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
It will control 24 of 32 governorships and boast supermajorities in at least 21 of the 32 state legislatures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2024
Following the Civil War, supermajorities in both chambers of Congress passed the 14th Amendment, and the states ratified it.
From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2024
The number of states with supermajorities is at its highest level since at least 1982, with 19 Republican supermajorities and nine Democratic ones, according to research by Rogers.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
Under Mr. DeSantis, Republicans in Florida swept the state’s top offices and claimed supermajorities in both chambers of the legislature.
From Washington Times ● May 27, 2023
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