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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During his presidency, prosecutors sought to bring corruption charges against him, but the case didn’t move forward after a vote to lift his immunity failed to win a supermajority in the legislature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
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
Of course, the supermajority did not heed her advice.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
Senate Bill 1095 passed with supermajority support out of a committee Leber sits on.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 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
Black voters and lawmakers in Mississippi are overwhelmingly Democratic, while Republicans command majority support among white voters and hold supermajorities in the state Legislature.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 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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