PLURALITY

• (noun) (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes)

  synonyms : relative majority

• (noun) a large indefinite number

  "a battalion of ants", "a multitude of TV antennas", "a plurality of religions"

  synonyms : battalion , large number , multitude , pack

  The lizard had to face a battalion of ants. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) the state of being plural

  "to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable"

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