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Majority rule   /mədʒˈɔrəti rul/   Listen
Majority rule

noun
1.
The doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group.  Synonym: democracy.





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"Majority rule" Quotes from Famous Books



... man's needs, so has the State enslaved his spirit, dictating every phase of conduct. "All government in essence," says Emerson, "is tyranny." It matters not whether it is government by divine right or majority rule. In every instance its aim is the ...
— Anarchism and Other Essays • Emma Goldman


Words linked to "Majority rule" :   school of thought, doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy


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