supermajority
Americannoun
plural
supermajorities-
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.
Etymology
Origin of supermajority
Example Sentences
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The RSP received 182 votes in the final tally - falling short of achieving a two-thirds supermajority in the parliament's lower house by two seats.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
The supermajority then scolded lower courts for failing to anticipate that Humphrey’s Executor had, for all practical purposes, been silently overruled.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2025
The deal would require Ukrainian constitutional changes and a supermajority in parliament to gain validity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
Current polling, notoriously imprecise in Argentina, shows the Peronists winning 64% of Parliament’s Lower House, a whisker away from the two-thirds supermajority, says Matt Gertken, geopolitical strategist at BCA Research.
From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025
They also voted to put a 2026 measure before voters that would require a 60% supermajority for any tax-related initiatives.
From Salon • May 30, 2025
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