The phrase "a simple majority for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to voting, decision-making, or legislative processes where a majority is required to approve something.
Example: "The proposal was passed with a simple majority for the new policy changes."
Alternatives: "an outright majority for" or "a basic majority for".
The contract needs a simple majority for approval.
The Federalist Papers are absolutely clear on the question of requiring more than a simple majority for any other congressional business.
Democrats planned to employ the relatively infrequently used procedure known as reconciliation, which requires only a simple majority for passage, to get these fixes through the Senate.
In practice, this usually means a number of hopefuls might assemble blocks of supporters, and Syria would weigh in, using its influence over Lebanese politicians to assemble a simple majority for its candidate.
Of course, in requiring a simple majority for a quorum, the founders were concerned about no-shows for a host of reasons — not least of all because the first legislators had to travel great distances by stagecoach.
(All of those Republicans also opposed the final bill, which removed the provision defunding the health law and sent the stopgap bill back to the House, but by then Democrats only needed a simple majority for passage).
The president is elected by a simple majority of votes for a five-year term and must be a Paraguayan by birth and at least 35 years old.
ReprintsMr Netanyahu favours an "override clause", under which the court could overturn laws only if eight or more judges vote to do so (currently a simple majority of the bench, for big cases usually 11 judges from a total of 15, is needed).
A simple majority of votes was required for the guild to certify the three-year deal.
A ratification vote will take place on Saturday, with a simple majority of those voting required for approval.
The majority argued that beyond the constitutional question at hand, rules about supermajorities — especially if they can be created by a simple majority of voters — might become recipes for logjam and dysfunction.
