plurality

maggioranza relativa

Quota superiore a ciascuna delle altre, soprattutto nei voti, anche se inferiore alla metà del totale.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: a plurality of something (She won a plurality of the votes.)

Sinonimi: relative majority

Espressioni comuni: win a plurality, plurality of votes

pluralità, molteplicità

Condizione di esistere in gran numero.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: multiplicity, numerousness

Espressioni comuni: cultural plurality, plurality of voices

moltitudine, gran numero

Molte persone o cose considerate nel loro insieme.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: a plurality of something (The report draws on a plurality of sources.)

Sinonimi: multitude, large number

Espressioni comuni: plurality of ideas, plurality of sources

pluralità

Condizione di essere costituito da più di una persona o cosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: pluralness

Contrari: singularity

Espressioni comuni: mark plurality, express plurality