supermajority
Americannoun
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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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Senate Bill 1095 passed with supermajority support out of a committee Leber sits on.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
But he hope the voters give him that supermajority in the 2028 National Assembly elections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
Orbán's Fidesz party was able to push through the legislation with the help of a supermajority - with control of two-thirds of parliament.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s party won a supermajority, endorsing her plans for looser fiscal spending and tax cuts.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
North Dakota and Nebraska actually have a version of this in their constitutions: Their state Supreme Courts can only strike down laws when a supermajority of justices finds them unconstitutional.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025
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
Both the state House and Senate currently have GOP supermajorities.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
Political scientists cite a couple of reasons for the rise of supermajorities.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
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