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The phrase "outright majority" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a situation where one individual or group holds a clear and definitive majority over others, without any ambiguity or uncertainty. Example: "The candidate won the election with an outright majority of votes, securing 60% of the total ballots cast."
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Neither party has an outright majority.
To win convincingly, the prime minister needed an outright majority.
And this message denied the Tory leader an outright majority.
His Smer party controls an outright majority in parliament.
Labour has never had an outright majority in the assembly.
Fewer still claim an outright majority of the poll.
Was he surprised by the Tories winning an outright majority?
If somebody wins an outright majority, that's it.
The failure to win an outright majority in Wales.
Almost never does one party win an outright majority.
Neither Labour nor the Conservatives are likely to win an outright majority on 7 May.
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