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.
Compare absolute majority.

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Example sentences from the Web for simple majority

  • That's the only kind of vote that Harry Reid & Co. would seek to permit passage on a simple-majority basis.

    The Nuclear Senate |Michael Tomasky |July 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST