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plurality: (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); 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"

plural collapse: the form of a word that is used to denote more than one; grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units; composed of more than one member, set, or kind

more collapse: English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state; used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "more interesting"; "more beautiful"; "more quickly"; comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent; "he works more now"; "they eat more than they should"

majority collapse: the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"; (elections) more than half of the votes; the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs

covey collapse: a small flock of grouse or partridge; a small collection of people

pluralism collapse: the practice of one person holding more than one benefice at a time; the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements; a social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated

multitude collapse: the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"; a large gathering of people

preponderance collapse: exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight; "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"; a superiority in numbers or amount; "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"; superiority in power or influence; "the preponderance of good over evil"; "the preponderance of wealth and power"

throng collapse: press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"

shoal collapse: a stretch of shallow water; a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide

generality collapse: the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability

clutter collapse: unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen; a confused multitude of things; fill a space in a disorderly way

flock collapse: a group of birds; a group of sheep or goats; a church congregation guided by a pastor; move as a crowd or in a group; "Tourists flocked to the shrine where the statue was said to have shed tears"

host collapse: an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association; a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion; archaic terms for army; any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event; "Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games"; the owner or manager of an inn; a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there; (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor; be the host of or for; "We hosted 4 couples last night"

legion collapse: a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion"; association of ex-servicemen; "the American Legion"

hive collapse: a teeming multitude; gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm"; move together in a hive or as if in a hive; "The bee swarms are hiving"; store, like bees; "bees hive honey and pollen"; "He hived lots of information"

swarm collapse: a group of many insects; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "a cloud of butterflies"

army collapse: a large number of people united for some specific purpose; a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

ruck collapse: a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd"

nest collapse: a kind of gun emplacement; "a machine-gun nest"; "a nest of snipers"; furniture pieces made to fit close together; a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality; "a nest of thieves"; a cosy or secluded retreat; a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young; gather nests; fit together or fit inside; "nested bowls"; inhabit a nest, usually after building; "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring"

most collapse: used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake"; very; "a most welcome relief"

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