1 QUANT-PLURAL 多数状态；诸多；众多 If there is a plurality of things, a number of them exist. 多数状态；诸多；众多 [formal]
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Federalism implies a plurality of political authorities, each with its own powers. [+ of]
联邦制意味着存在众多各自都拥有权力的政治管理机构。
2 QUANT-PLURAL （超过其他任何一方的）多数 If a candidate, political party, or idea has the support of a plurality of people, they have more support than any other candidate, party, or idea. （超过其他任何一方的）多数 [formal]
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The Conservative party retained a plurality of the votes. [+ of]
保守党保住了选票的多数优势。
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35% of the population, a plurality, believed that the economic reforms would result in only insignificant change.
有35%的多数民众认为，经济改革不会带来实质性的变革。
3 N-COUNT （指选举中获胜者得到的不及其他所有候选人得票总和的）相对多数（票） A plurality in an election is the number of votes that the winner gets, when this is less than the total number of votes for all the other candidates. （指选举中获胜者得到的不及其他所有候选人得票总和的）相对多数（票） [US]
4 N-COUNT （指选举中获得最多票数的候选人与得票数第二的候选人之间的）票数差额 A plurality in an election is the difference in the number of votes between the candidate who gets the most votes and the candidate who comes second. （指选举中获得最多票数的候选人与得票数第二的候选人之间的）票数差额 [US]
| Word Link | plur ≈ more : plural, pluralist, plurality |
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