plurality

mayoría relativa

Cantidad mayor que la de cada rival, sobre todo en votos, aunque no alcance la mitad del total.

En inglés sencillo: A share larger than any other share, especially of votes, even if less than half.

• No candidate won a majority, but Lee won a plurality.
• The party received a plurality of votes.
• A plurality supported the first option.

Cómo se usa: a plurality of something (She won a plurality of the votes.)

Sinónimos: relative majority

Expresiones frecuentes: win a plurality, plurality of votes

pluralidad, multiplicidad

Condición de existir en gran cantidad.

En inglés sencillo: The state of existing in large numbers.

• The city celebrates cultural plurality.
• The essay examines the plurality of possible worlds.
• A plurality of voices gives the debate its strength.

Sinónimos: multiplicity, numerousness

Expresiones frecuentes: cultural plurality, plurality of voices

multitud, gran número

Muchas personas o cosas consideradas como un conjunto.

En inglés sencillo: A large number of people or things considered together.

• The committee considered a plurality of proposals.
• We need a plurality of voices in this discussion.
• Her work brings together a plurality of traditions.

Cómo se usa: a plurality of something (The report draws on a plurality of sources.)

Sinónimos: multitude, large number

Expresiones frecuentes: plurality of ideas, plurality of sources

pluralidad

Condición de estar formado por más de una persona o cosa.

En inglés sencillo: The state of consisting of more than one person or thing.

• The ending marks plurality.
• This language uses a separate word to express plurality.
• The distinction between singularity and plurality affects the verb.

Sinónimos: pluralness

Antónimos: singularity

Expresiones frecuentes: mark plurality, express plurality