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Plurality
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plurality n
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pl: -ties
: an amount or group (as of votes) that is greater than any other amount or group within a total but that is not more than half
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: a group of justices on an appeals court who do not form a majority but with whose opinion enough other justices concur to render it the decision of the court see also plurality opinion at opinion compare majority
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.