plurality
plurality n. (1)多数；众多；大量 (2)〈美〉相对多数 指候选人得票超过所有其他候选人，但不足半数；得票超过半数则为多数〔majority〕。也指上诉审法院持某种意见的法官多于持其他意见的法官但不到法官总数的一半。 (3)同时兼任两个或两个以上有俸圣职
PLURALITY
plurality
plurality. The greatest number (esp. of votes), regardless of whether it is a simple or an absolute majority (a four-member plurality of the Supreme Court agreed with this view, which received more votes than any other). — Also termed plural majority. Cf. MAJORITY(2).