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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a majority over" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used incorrectly; the correct expression would involve "a majority of" instead.
Example: "A majority of the voters supported the new policy."
Alternatives: "more than half of" or "the greater part of".
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Corbyn won a majority over Smith in every category – members (59%), registered supporters (70%) and trades union affiliates (60%).
But how do you guard against permanent, oppressive domination by a group, a majority, over all others?
Labour held it in the 2005 election with a majority over the Conservatives of just 1,139 votes.
The two other Republicans on the commission generally vote with Mr. Pai, giving them a majority over the two Democrats.
Newsrooms are about 13% non-white, even as the non-white population of the country is 37% and will grow to a majority over the next three decades.
Alfonsín won the election on October 30 , 1983 and the Radicals gained a majority over the Peronists in the national Congress.
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Sitting MP Douglas Alexander is a Labour heavyweight, a shadow foreign secretary with a majority of over 16,000.
YouGov shows the Tories now only have a majority among over-51s, a moribund party.
The minds of a majority have opened over time.
Their candidate, Iain Stewart, was elected in 2010 with a majority of just over 5,000.
By a majority of over 7 1 voters will make financial prudence and deficit reduction top priority.
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