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Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learnedly from Koine Greek πλειοψηφία (pleiopsēphía), form of πλειονοψηφία (pleionopsēphía), from πλείων (pleíōn) (stem πλειο- (pleio-)) + ψῆφ(ος) (psêph(os)) + -ία (-ía)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pli.o.psiˈfi.a/
- Hyphenation: πλει‧ο‧ψη‧φί‧α
Noun
πλειοψηφία • (pleiopsifía) f (plural πλειοψηφίες)
- majority of votes
- Antonyms: μειοψηφία (meiopsifía), μειονοψηφία (meionopsifía)
- the one who has the majority of votes (e.g. at parliament)
- Antonym: μειοψηφία (meiopsifía)
- ο αρχηγός της πλειοψηφίας ― o archigós tis pleiopsifías ― the majority leader
- (general) majority
- Synonym: πλειονότητα (pleionótita)
Η πλειοψηφία των μαθητών σε αυτό το σχολείο παίζει ποδόσφαιρο.- I pleiopsifía ton mathitón se aftó to scholeío paízei podósfairo.
- The majority of the students in this school play football.
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
- see: ψήφος f (psífos, “vote”)
References
- ^ πλειοψηφία - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.