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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group;
[syn: majority rule, democracy]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

majority rule \majority rule\ n. The rule or doctrine that the numerical majority[2] of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group; as, our club makes decisions by majority rule.. Contrasted with unanimous consent, or decision by a decree of a single person or small committee forming part of an organization. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

majority rule n 1: the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group [syn: majority rule, democracy]