The phrase "below a majority" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing voting, decision-making, or statistical analysis where a quantity is less than half of a total.
Example: "The proposal failed to pass as it received votes below a majority."
Alternatives: "less than a majority" or "fewer than half."
However, support from Republicans on this policy hovered at 46%, just below a majority.
Mr. Obama's job approval remains below a majority, with 46 percent saying they approve of his performance in office, while 45 percent do not.
Turkey's ailing prime minister, Bulent Ecevit, succumbed to the inevitable yesterday and agreed to early elections, in November, after more defections from his wobbly coalition brought it below a majority in Parliament.
But Energy's voting power declined as Yield issued new equity to make acquisitions and, by early 2015, Energy estimated that it could fall below a majority position in less than a year.
Although post-IPO Silbermann and Sharp will hold together only 13.4% of the company voting rights, far below a majority control, their combined voting power is likely to increase significantly down the road.
Only once since polling began has the number of Russians saying they had regrets fallen below a majority — in December 2012, when 49percentt said they had regrets, though only 35percentt said they did not.
New state-by-state data released by Gallup on Tuesday (chart below) shows that a majority of respondents approved of the president's performance in only 10 states plus the District of Columbia, down from 13 a year earlier.
The spectral count distribution for these samples is given below and a majority of the proteins have SpCs less than 20.
* Well presented = 'OK', 'Best' ** Poorly presented = 'Poor', 'Below average' A majority of students (55.9%) reported that their friends or family members asked them for their opinion on an ethical or medical issue they viewed on a medical program.
In Figure 3B, the gray curve indicates the proportion of leftward-moving forks; regions above 0.5 (e.g., 845 900 kb) contained predominantly leftward-traveling forks, whereas regions below 0.5 resulted from a majority of forks moving rightward.
The precipitation outlook slightly favors below-normal precipitation for a majority of the state.
