simple majority

noun

1. 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.
2. less than half the number of voters registered.

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