supermajority
[ soo-per-muh-jawr-i-tee, -jor- ]
/ ˈsu pər məˌdʒɔr ɪ ti, -ˌdʒɒr- /
noun, plural su·per·ma·jor·i·ties.
a majority that must represent some percentage more than a simple majority.
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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“Married people had a supermajority of political power at the time the [current tax] rules were enacted,” Kahng notes.
But they fell three votes short of the supermajority required to send the package to Congress.
But if the Republicans succeed in blocking the bill, they may end up electing a supermajority of Democrats in November.