Glossary · Chapter 4: Elections and political parties
majoritet
Swedish word. In English: majority
More than half, for example of the votes or of the seats in the Riksdag.
Facts about the word
- The opposite is minority: less than half.
- A government supported by more than half of the members of the Riksdag is called a majority government.
- Most decisions in the Riksdag are made by simple majority, that is, the most votes.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Majority means more than half. Three out of ten is a minority, and the word is not a place name.
The word belongs to Chapter 4: Elections and political parties in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.