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n. - (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes); A large indefinite number; The state of being more than one.

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  • To mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable
  • A plurality of religions
  • (Ironically though, no one uses the term plurality, but instead a child level explanatory term, "first past the post", as though Canadians need to be talked down to.)
  • But an inability to tell the difference between a majority and a plurality is the least of this guy's problems.
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