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The phrase "a slimmer majority" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where a majority is present, but with a smaller margin than before.
Example: "In the recent vote, the party secured a slimmer majority compared to the last election."
Alternatives: "a narrower majority" or "a reduced majority".
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Najib's National Front coalition won with a slimmer majority and lost the popular vote to the opposition.
Now go vote". The party's tax plan faces an uncertain future in the Senate, where Republican leaders, working with a slimmer majority than in the House, are struggling to find enough support for their bill.
Yet even in the last two years, with a slimmer majority, Mr. Hoyer, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders have struggled to manage the competing demands of party factions, including antiwar liberals on the left and fiscal hawks on the right.
A slimmer majority say they disapprove of the way Clinton has handled questions about her use of a personal email server while she was secretary of state, and half of Americans are anxious about the prospect of a Clinton presidency, underscoring the historic unpopularity of the two major-party candidates.
With the vote going against him, Berlusconi's rump party has officially pulled its support from the Letta government, leaving it with a sizable majority in the lower house but a slimmer majority of about six votes in the Senate.
An overwhelming majority of New Yorkers support legalizing medical marijuana across the state, a new poll shows, while a slimmer majority also support legalizing small amounts of weed for recreational use.
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A slim majority is in favour.
He won with a slim majority.
Overwhelming majority Previously known as a "slim majority".
But it has a slim majority and is weak.
The opposition has only a slim majority in parliament.
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