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simple majority
noun
- less than half of the total votes cast but more than the minimum required to win, as when there are more than two candidates or choices.
- less than half the number of voters registered.
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Example Sentences
It now goes to the House floor, where it will need just a simple majority to pass.
From Slate
Why does it need a simple majority this time if it needed two-thirds last time?
From Slate
That means it needs only a simple majority, which Republicans have.
From Slate
The Senate can confirm or block high-level appointments by the president with a simple majority vote, meaning Trump’s Cabinet picks could be appointed without any support from Democrats.
From Los Angeles Times
That means that when a party has a simple majority in the Senate, it needs to reach across the aisle to get a bill passed.
From BBC
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