majority rule

Noun

Meaning

the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

democracy ism doctrine ballot citizenry civil society absolute majority democracies Democratic state citizen empowerment bottom-up governance vote by a group of people citizen vote civilian authority democratic authority

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Antonyms

autocracy

Hypernyms

ism philosophy doctrine school of thought philosophical system

Examples

Majority rule will only work if you're considering individual rights. You can't have five wolves and one sheep vote on what they want to have for supper. Larry Flynt

A government in which the majority rule in all cases cannot be based on justice, even as far as men understand it. Henry David Thoreau

Before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience. Harper Lee

The right to vote is a consequence, not a primary cause, of a free social system-and its value depends on the constitutional structure implementing and strictly delimiting the voters' power; unlimited majority rule is an instance of the principle of tyranny. Ayn Rand

The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience. Harper Lee

Democracy in the sense of political equality and majority rule is by no means the most desirable, that is, optimal solution for all kinds of associations. Robert A. Dahl

Close letter words and terms

majority owner majority parliament majority problem Majority World majorityhood majorizability