plu|ral|i|ty

plu|ral|i|ty
plu|ral|i|ty «plu RAL uh tee», noun, plural -ties.
1. a) the difference between the number of votes received by the winner of an election and the number received by the next highest candidate. b) the number of votes received by the winner of an election which is less than a majority of the total vote.
2. the greater number; the majority.
3. a) a large number; multitude. b) the fact of being numerous; vastness; greatness: »

The plurality of effort, which has been effective in finding the oil the nation needs, thus is also useful in developing methods to prevent its waste (Atlantic).

4. the state or fact of being plural.
5. Ecclesiastical. a) the simultaneous holding of two or more offices or benefices; pluralism. b) any of the offices held under pluralism.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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