majoritarian

[ muh-jawr-i-tair-ee-uhn, -jor- ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or constituting a majority:

   majoritarian democracy.

2. supporting or advocating majoritarianism:

   majoritarian politics.

noun

1. a supporter or advocate of majoritarianism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of majoritarian¹

First recorded in 1915–20; majorit(y) + -arian

Example Sentences

The GOP Senate caucus, elected by a decided minority of voters, relies on the minority-rule tactic of the filibuster to thwart efforts to roll back those anti-majoritarian tactics, entrenching them further.

From Washington Post

That brings us to the first way in which counter-majoritarian institutions reinforce each other.

From FiveThirtyEight

Simply put, America’s counter-majoritarian institutions have never been stacked so high against one party.

From FiveThirtyEight

We should try those before we enable drastic measures like majoritarian dominance or minoritarian control.

From Time

What’s more, the lies that underpin this mythology are now inspiring an intensification of voter suppression and counter-majoritarian tactics in numerous states.

From Washington Post

First, however weak the court may be as a bulwark against majoritarian tyranny, it is better than no bulwark at all.

From The Daily Beast

The thing about Jim Crow, after all, is that its emergence was profoundly undemocratic and distinctly anti-majoritarian.

From The Daily Beast

This behavior is so unprecedented that neutral observers have likened it to nullification and other anti-majoritarian tactics.

From The Daily Beast

These days, instead, we witness elections followed by majoritarian mob rule—what Fareed Zakaria has called “illiberal democracy.”

From The Daily Beast

Former Moral Majoritarian Ralph Reed smoothly explained how.

From The Daily Beast

The vote was later rescinded under influence of the Independents and Communists, but restored under Majoritarian pressure.

From Project Gutenberg