Meaning & use
Majoritarian
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Based on, favoring, or advocating rule by the majority.
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Critics argued the new voting system was too majoritarian, sidelining minority voices.
The party promoted a strictly majoritarian view of democracy, where the largest group always decides.
A note on using this word
Majoritarianism is often contrasted with systems designed to protect minority rights, such as proportional representation.
Words with an opposite meaning
pluralisticproportional
Another way to use it
2. noun
A person who believes political decisions should be made according to the wishes of the majority.
As a committed majoritarian, he opposed any veto power for the minority bloc.
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