supermajority

American  

[soo-per-muh-jawr-i-tee, -jor-] / ˈsu pər məˌdʒɔr ɪ ti, -ˌdʒɒr- /

noun

plural

supermajorities

1. a majority that must represent some percentage more than a simple majority.

2. 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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Etymology

Origin of supermajority

super- + majority

Example Sentences

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s party won a supermajority, endorsing her plans for looser fiscal spending and tax cuts.

From Barron's

Contributing to the dollar’s weakness on Monday was this past weekend’s parliamentary election results in Japan, which gave Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party a supermajority — eliminating one uncertainty that had been facing the market.

From MarketWatch

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

The supermajority then scolded lower courts for failing to anticipate that Humphrey’s Executor had, for all practical purposes, been silently overruled.

From Slate

The deal would require Ukrainian constitutional changes and a supermajority in parliament to gain validity.

From The Wall Street Journal