The phrase "acknowledged the majority" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to recognizing or accepting the views or decisions of a larger group of people.
Example: "During the meeting, the committee acknowledged the majority opinion on the proposed changes to the policy."
Alternatives: "recognized the majority" or "accepted the majority view."
As Mr. Goodlatte acknowledged, the vast majority of farmworkers in the United States — as much as 70 percent of the farm labor force, according to growers' groups – are immigrants here illegally.
While Jo Johnson acknowledged the vast majority of borrowers meet their loan repayments, he said that "in the interests of fairness to both the taxpayer and to borrowers that meet their obligations" the government would be tougher on those who do not.
He said chief constables must be able to make decisions that may be unpopular without fearing they would lose their job, although he acknowledged the "vast majority" of relationships between chiefs and PCCs were "not difficult".
Sanders acknowledged the "vast majority" of police were doing hard, dangerous and often stressful work.
The majority acknowledged the value of electronic CDS in improving prescribing quality (71%) and reducing prescribing errors (84%).
The majority acknowledged the need for peer-review before disclosure (60%), but did not want "to be the last to know" (Fernandez et al., 2007, p. 441).
Even Google, when it posted its online tool, acknowledged that the majority of requests it received "are valid and the information needed is for legitimate criminal investigations".
Mr. Stern acknowledged that the majority of the managers in his department are white, but said that in city government "the majority of managers in every agency are white".
Timothy C. Ryan, the executive director of Citizens for Better Medicare, acknowledged that the majority of the group's money comes from drug makers, but he said the aim was not to thwart legislation, only to ensure that any drug plan would not create a costly new bureaucracy or lead to government price controls on medicine.
