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(1):

(n.) The greater number; a majority; also, the greatest of several numbers; in elections, the excess of the votes given for one candidate over those given for another, or for any other, candidate. When there are more than two candidates, the one who receives the plurality of votes may have less than a majority. See Majority.

(2):

(n.) The state of being plural, or consisting of more than one; a number consisting of two or more of the same kind; as, a plurality of worlds; the plurality of a verb.

(3):

(n.) See Plurality of benefices, below.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Plurality'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/plurality.html. 1828.
 
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