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/mədʒˈɔrəti rul/ Listen

noun

majority rule n. The rule or doctrine that the numerical majority (2) of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group; as, our club makes decisions by majority rule.. Contrasted with unanimous consent, or decision by a decree of a single person or small committee forming part of an organization.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Majority rule" Quotes from Famous Books

... his interests; the mind is submitted to the impositions of the will,—there is no knowledge, there is not even a shadow of certainty. In this way, general ignorance produces general tyranny; and while liberty of thought is written in the charter, slavery of thought, under the name of MAJORITY RULE, is decreed ...

— What is Property? - An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of Government • P. J. Proudhon