1QUANT-PLURAL 多数状态;诸多;众多 If there is a plurality of things, a number of them exist. 多数状态;诸多;众多 [formal]
Federalism implies a plurality of political authorities, each with its own powers. [+ of]
联邦制意味着存在众多各自都拥有权力的政治管理机构。
2QUANT-PLURAL (超过其他任何一方的)多数 If a candidate, political party, or idea has the support of a plurality of people, they have more support than any other candidate, party, or idea. (超过其他任何一方的)多数 [formal]
The Conservative party retained a plurality of the votes. [+ of]
保守党保住了选票的多数优势。
35% of the population, a plurality, believed that the economic reforms would result in only insignificant change.
有35%的多数民众认为,经济改革不会带来实质性的变革。
3N-COUNT (指选举中获胜者得到的不及其他所有候选人得票总和的)相对多数(票) A plurality in an election is the number of votes that the winner gets, when this is less than the total number of votes for all the other candidates. (指选举中获胜者得到的不及其他所有候选人得票总和的)相对多数(票) [US]
He only got a plurality on November 3rd, just 49 percent.
他在11月3号的选举中仅获得了49%的相对多数票。
4N-COUNT (指选举中获得最多票数的候选人与得票数第二的候选人之间的)票数差额 A plurality in an election is the difference in the number of votes between the candidate who gets the most votes and the candidate who comes second. (指选举中获得最多票数的候选人与得票数第二的候选人之间的)票数差额 [US]
Franklin had won with a plurality in electoral votes of 449 to 82.