Plurality
noun
The fact of being greater in number than others.
A plurality of people prefer coffee over tea.
Often appears as...
- plurality of votes
- plurality of people
noun
In an election, the candidate or party who has the most votes, even if it is not more than half.
He won the election by a plurality, not a majority.
Often appears as...
- win by plurality
- plurality of votes
noun
The state or fact of being numerous.
A plurality of voices contributed to the discussion.
Often appears as...
- plurality of people
- plurality of views
noun
The fact of having more than one of something.
A plurality of interests makes for a fuller life.
Often appears as...
- plurality of paths
- plurality of interests
noun
The fact of being greater in number than others.
A plurality of people prefer coffee over tea.
Often appears as...
- plurality of votes
- plurality of people
noun
In an election, the candidate or party who has the most votes, even if it is not more than half.
He won the election by a plurality, not a majority.
Often appears as...
- win by plurality
- plurality of votes
noun
The state or fact of being numerous.
A plurality of voices contributed to the discussion.
Often appears as...
- plurality of people
- plurality of views
noun
The fact of having more than one of something.
A plurality of interests makes for a fuller life.
Often appears as...
- plurality of paths
- plurality of interests
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Pro Tip 1/2Comparative Number
Used to indicate a larger number in a comparison, without specifying the exact amount.
In the survey, a plurality of participants chose blue as their favorite color.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Majority
Plurality suggests more than the rest but not necessarily over half.
Despite a plurality of votes, the proposal did not reach a majority.
Pro Tip 1/2Comparative Number
Used to indicate a larger number in a comparison, without specifying the exact amount.
In the survey, a plurality of participants chose blue as their favorite color.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Majority
Plurality suggests more than the rest but not necessarily over half.
Despite a plurality of votes, the proposal did not reach a majority.
Pro Tip 1/2Comparative Number
Used to indicate a larger number in a comparison, without specifying the exact amount.
In the survey, a plurality of participants chose blue as their favorite color.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Majority
Plurality suggests more than the rest but not necessarily over half.
Despite a plurality of votes, the proposal did not reach a majority.
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The mind behind Tesla,...
So I think it's actually very empowering for homeowners and businesses. And you really picture a future where a majority of power in America, within a decade or two, or within your lifetime, it goes solar? I'm extremely confident that solar will be at least a plurality of power,
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Tim Flannery: Here on...
and that's the title page of it there man's place in the universe a study of the results of scientific research in relation to the unity or plurality of worlds very very strange title indeed but what this book really is is a summary of Wallace's understanding of
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Dimitar Sasselov: How we...
then what about planets around other stars? What about the idea of the plurality of the worlds, about life on other planets? In fact, I'm borrowing here from one of those very popular books of the time. And at the time, people actually answered that question
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Which voting system is...
since it has more residents than any other. And yet, most colonists would consider this the worst result, given how far it is from everyone else. So is plurality vote really the fairest method? What if we tried a system like instant runoff voting,
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US politics isn't...
Sixty-six percent of the voters, most people, wanted someone else. With plurality voting, we may not feel free to vote for the candidate we really want because we're afraid that we'll just waste our vote, or worse, will spoil the election.
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Donald Sadoway: The...
So this is the evolution of the liquid metal battery. We start here with our workhorse one watt-hour cell. I called it the shotglass. We've operated over 400 of these, perfecting their performance with a plurality of chemistries --
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6 ways mushrooms can...
These are little wells. And inside these wells, then microbial communities begin to form. And so the spongy soil not only resists erosion, but sets up a microbial universe that gives rise to a plurality of other organisms.
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How digital innovation...
let's make it collaborative learning. When we see user experience, let's make it about human experience. And whenever we hear the singularity is near, let us always remember the plurality is here. Thank you for listening.
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Eric X. Li: A tale of...
there's only one way to govern ourselves and a singular future towards which all societies must evolve. It is wrong. It is irresponsible. And worst of all, it is boring. Let universality make way for plurality.
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The revolutionary power...
and they need each other. And all around the world, when we look at how demagogues talk and how they inspire movements, I think they have one unmistakable quality in they strongly, strongly dislike plurality.
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The mind behind Tesla,...
So I think it's actually very empowering for homeowners and businesses. And you really picture a future where a majority of power in America, within a decade or two, or within your lifetime, it goes solar? I'm extremely confident that solar will be at least a plurality of power,
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Tim Flannery: Here on...
and that's the title page of it there man's place in the universe a study of the results of scientific research in relation to the unity or plurality of worlds very very strange title indeed but what this book really is is a summary of Wallace's understanding of
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Dimitar Sasselov: How we...
then what about planets around other stars? What about the idea of the plurality of the worlds, about life on other planets? In fact, I'm borrowing here from one of those very popular books of the time. And at the time, people actually answered that question
Video examples
Which voting system is...
since it has more residents than any other. And yet, most colonists would consider this the worst result, given how far it is from everyone else. So is plurality vote really the fairest method? What if we tried a system like instant runoff voting,
Video examples
US politics isn't...
Sixty-six percent of the voters, most people, wanted someone else. With plurality voting, we may not feel free to vote for the candidate we really want because we're afraid that we'll just waste our vote, or worse, will spoil the election.
Video examples
Donald Sadoway: The...
So this is the evolution of the liquid metal battery. We start here with our workhorse one watt-hour cell. I called it the shotglass. We've operated over 400 of these, perfecting their performance with a plurality of chemistries --
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6 ways mushrooms can...
These are little wells. And inside these wells, then microbial communities begin to form. And so the spongy soil not only resists erosion, but sets up a microbial universe that gives rise to a plurality of other organisms.
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How digital innovation...
let's make it collaborative learning. When we see user experience, let's make it about human experience. And whenever we hear the singularity is near, let us always remember the plurality is here. Thank you for listening.
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Eric X. Li: A tale of...
there's only one way to govern ourselves and a singular future towards which all societies must evolve. It is wrong. It is irresponsible. And worst of all, it is boring. Let universality make way for plurality.
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The revolutionary power...
and they need each other. And all around the world, when we look at how demagogues talk and how they inspire movements, I think they have one unmistakable quality in they strongly, strongly dislike plurality.
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John Ridley
American Director
Every president to hold office has espoused some version of Americanism - the truths that we hold self-evident, even when those truths are not always in evidence. But for all their grand rhetoric and mostly good deeds, none was able to seal the deal on the trifecta of equality, plurality and socioeconomic ascendancy. Obama has.
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Gavyn Davies
British Businessman
Without the BBC, the proliferation of television and radio channels by the private sector would simply result in more and more channels, with tiny audiences, all seeking to do the same thing. The future would be one of fragmentation - fragmentation without either plurality or diversity.
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Ma Jian
Chinese Writer
My hope is that the Chinese government will come to realise that it is futile to repress free speech, and that contrary to what they believe a regime's strength rests not its suppression of a plurality of opinions and ideas, but in its capacity and willingness to encourage them.
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Terry Eagleton
English Critic
It is easy to see why a diversity of cultures should confront power with a problem. If culture is about plurality, power is about unity. How can it sell itself simultaneously to a whole range of life forms without being fatally diluted?
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Kristen Soltis Anderson
American Writer
When polled on Donald Trump's agenda, though pluralities of young people oppose his policies on immigration and healthcare, there is one issue where Trump's position wins outright majority support, even among young Democrats: trade.
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Gad Saad
Canadian Scientist
University students should rightly be exposed to a plurality of viewpoints as part of their intellectual growth, rather attending the 'flock of sheep association of like-minded individuals.
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Adolfo Aguilar Zinser
Mexican Diplomat
For us to accomplish our goals, it will be necessary to transform our political culture, to respect plurality, and to build, among ourselves, bridges and more bridges.
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Rick Wilson
American Author
A large plurality of the Trump electorate believed the definition of 'conservative' was simply 'Not Hillary.
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Irving Babbitt
American Critic
The human mind, if it is to keep its sanity, must maintain the nicest balance between unity and plurality.
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William of Occam
English Philosopher
Plurality should not be posited without necessity.
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John Ridley
American Director
Every president to hold office has espoused some version of Americanism - the truths that we hold self-evident, even when those truths are not always in evidence. But for all their grand rhetoric and mostly good deeds, none was able to seal the deal on the trifecta of equality, plurality and socioeconomic ascendancy. Obama has.
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Gavyn Davies
British Businessman
Without the BBC, the proliferation of television and radio channels by the private sector would simply result in more and more channels, with tiny audiences, all seeking to do the same thing. The future would be one of fragmentation - fragmentation without either plurality or diversity.
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Ma Jian
Chinese Writer
My hope is that the Chinese government will come to realise that it is futile to repress free speech, and that contrary to what they believe a regime's strength rests not its suppression of a plurality of opinions and ideas, but in its capacity and willingness to encourage them.
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Terry Eagleton
English Critic
It is easy to see why a diversity of cultures should confront power with a problem. If culture is about plurality, power is about unity. How can it sell itself simultaneously to a whole range of life forms without being fatally diluted?
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Kristen Soltis Anderson
American Writer
When polled on Donald Trump's agenda, though pluralities of young people oppose his policies on immigration and healthcare, there is one issue where Trump's position wins outright majority support, even among young Democrats: trade.
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Gad Saad
Canadian Scientist
University students should rightly be exposed to a plurality of viewpoints as part of their intellectual growth, rather attending the 'flock of sheep association of like-minded individuals.
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Adolfo Aguilar Zinser
Mexican Diplomat
For us to accomplish our goals, it will be necessary to transform our political culture, to respect plurality, and to build, among ourselves, bridges and more bridges.
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Rick Wilson
American Author
A large plurality of the Trump electorate believed the definition of 'conservative' was simply 'Not Hillary.
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Irving Babbitt
American Critic
The human mind, if it is to keep its sanity, must maintain the nicest balance between unity and plurality.
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William of Occam
English Philosopher
Plurality should not be posited without necessity.
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