majoritarianism

noun

ma·​jor·​i·​tar·​i·​an·​ism mə-ˌjȯr-ə-ˈter-ē-ə-ˌni-zəm 

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: the philosophy or practice according to which decisions of an organized group should be made by a numerical majority of its members

Examples of majoritarianism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But if Hinduism is intrinsic to the Bollywood machinery, so, of course, is Khan — and the country’s many Muslim superstars and invisible artisans, past and present: a signifier of the essential pluralism beneath the country’s majoritarianism. —Mallika Rao, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024

Here, the last 10 years have been rife with incidents of Hindu majoritarianism. —Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2024

But then, a deadly mix of religious and linguistic majoritarianism reared its head. —Ramachandra Guha, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024

Similarly, there is suspicion among minority communities that the National Unity Government could return to the Buddhist-Bamar majoritarianism that characterized Aung San Suu Kyi’s rule. —Avinash Paliwal, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above