Below you will find example sentences with "majority vote". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Majority Vote in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: majority
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 27.7 words

Words in this phrase

majority vote

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • majority can mean: More than half (50%) of some group. Common word
  • vote can mean: A formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 2 start, 8 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a simple majority vote 2× 75 knesset majority vote 1× a simple majority vote forest green 1× a simple majority vote of the 1× a super majority vote of the 1× an overwhelming majority vote 1× by a majority vote 1× by a majority vote to change 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a motion was 1× a public hearing 1× dale vince says 1× however the council 1× if it passes 1× in response melbourne 1×

Common sentence endings:

a majority vote 2× simple majority vote 2× a different entry 1× any new program 1× australia was insufficient 1× by majority vote 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

support 4× simple 4× board 4× council 4× australia 3× two 3× thirds 3× friday 3× motion 3× dale 2× big 2× picture 2×

Related phrases

senate majority majority leader popular vote simple majority vast majority absolute majority electoral vote house majority parliamentary majority

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around majority:

simple majority 15× vast majority 11× absolute majority 10× house majority 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

majority leader major tourist major themes major suit major scale major roads

Just after it in the phrase index:

makes sense making comeback making false making headlines making money making sure

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

majority leader

Same ending:

popular vote electoral vote

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "majority vote" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 27.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a simple majority vote, 75 knesset majority vote, support, simple and board stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with senate majority, majority leader, popular vote, simple majority, vast majority and absolute majority, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with majority vote

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

According to the City Charter, the Mayor must be elected by a majority vote. (14 words)

The distribution of the county vote accurately represents the overwhelming character of the majority vote. (15 words)

A public hearing and majority vote at a subsequent meeting are required to pass the ordinance. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

A Motion was passed by a majority vote to change the name of the entity to reflect the Council’s responsibility to incorporate Scorers and Match Referees but President Nagasar said that the present name will be used until the new one is registered. (44 words)

The British Parliament in 1933 held that Western Australia only could secede from Australia upon vote of a majority of the country as a whole; the previous two-thirds majority vote for secession via referendum in Western Australia was insufficient. (40 words)

Dale Vince says Project Big Picture support would grow if PL majority vote keptProject Big Picture could gain wider support if it proposed that Premier League decisions were subject to a simple majority vote, Forest Green chairman Dale. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Dale Vince says Project Big Picture support would grow if PL majority vote keptProject Big Picture could gain wider support if it proposed that Premier League decisions were subject to a simple majority vote, Forest Green chairman Dale.

The board selects the winner by majority vote from the nominations, or—75% majority vote—bypasses the nominations and selects a different entry.

The British Parliament in 1933 held that Western Australia only could secede from Australia upon vote of a majority of the country as a whole; the previous two-thirds majority vote for secession via referendum in Western Australia was insufficient.

Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the chamber, and can afford up to three defections when the Senate considers whether to call additional witnesses on Friday -- a question that is considered by a simple majority vote.

Last week, majority of councillors who were present council voted for the motion to remove Da Gama but the DA’s Alex Christians rejected the motion after the DA disputed the interpretation of what constituted a majority vote.

Because of the Nazis' narrow majority in the Reichstag, Centre's support was necessary to receive the required two-thirds majority vote.

In response, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) musicians submitted a vote of no confidence to the board on Friday which they said had been supported by an "overwhelming majority vote".

There’s no doubt that an immediate vote means a majority vote in favor of expelling Israel.

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On Friday, it was regarded as a given that a majority vote of all players would trump whatever the board’s vote may be.

If it passes in the committee, the vote will then go to the floor of the House and will need a majority vote out of the 435 members to impeach.

Jackson said he wants Lewis to recall the veto vote before it goes to the Senate, which is a simple majority vote.

The proposal received a majority vote last week with both Democratic and Republican support, but tax increases require two-thirds approval to pass. Tuesday's 61-44 House vote fell nine votes short.

However, the council can override the mayor's veto with a nine out of thirteen member vote, and the city budget must be approved and can be changed by a simple majority vote of the council.

More than 2/3 of Wilson's total vote was cast in the 37 states that he did not carry by majority vote.

The distribution of the county vote accurately represents the overwhelming character of the majority vote.

According to the City Charter, the Mayor must be elected by a majority vote.

According to the newly adopted amendment, a prime minister can only be deemed unfit for reasons of physical or mental disability, and only by a 75% Knesset majority vote.

A Motion was passed by a majority vote to change the name of the entity to reflect the Council’s responsibility to incorporate Scorers and Match Referees but President Nagasar said that the present name will be used until the new one is registered.

A public hearing and majority vote at a subsequent meeting are required to pass the ordinance.

But he had to give in to a rule requiring a super majority vote of the board to approve spending for any new program.

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