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Definition overall majority in British English

overall majority noun

[countable] noun
1

more votes won in an election than all the other political parties added together

Example

No single party enjoys an overall majority in the parliament.

Synonyms and related words
absentee vote absolute majority abstention
2

the number of extra votes won by a political party that make it able to form a government

Example

The Tories had an overall majority of only three.

Synonyms and related words
absentee vote absolute majority abstention
Definition overall majority in British English