Majority

* 1.

The civil condition of one who is of the full age of twenty-one years." Opposed, minority.

See Age; Whem. 3.

The greater number or portion; more than half of all electors, votes or voters. Opposed, minority. Compare Plurality. a director of a school board who does not vote is not virtually absent- he is viewed as not voting at all or else as voting tor the candidate who has the minority.* A majority cannot arbitrarily deprive the minority of opportunity to deliberate, and, if possible, convince their fellows."

See Hoose, 2. ' 4 Bl. Com. IXi. = 1 Bl. Com, 429, 450. 3 Roberts v. Cooper, 30 How. 483 (1SS7).

See 3 Cow. 647; 18 How. 507; 54 Ala. B6; 40 Conn. 570; 3 Harr. (Del.) 308; 57 Ga. 2&3; 11 Mass. 549; 5 Pick. 3.59; 2 Mo Ap. 4; 11 Humph 56; 10 Heisk. 341; 2 Story, Eq. §§ 1048-57; 2 Bish. Cr. L. 122. < See Garland v. Garland, 50 Miss. 700-716 (1874), cases; Van Arsdalen v. Van Arsdalen, 30 N. J. E. 369 (1879). "1 Story, Ag. § 172; 118 U. S. 687; 1 Gray, 336; 74 Pa. 468. « L. major, the greater. ' See 8 Op. Att.-Gen.

62. « Commonwealth v. Wickersham, 66 Pa. 134 (1870).

In corporations, within the scope of the corporate authority, the majority rule Beyond this they have no right to go, and one may insist upon their stopping at the limits. ^ See Corporation; Partnership; Proxy. Qualified voters who absent themselves from an election are presumed to assent to the will of the majority of those who vote, unless the law providing for the election declares otherwise.'' Good of the majority; majority r ule. The majority of the members in communities liave always claimed the right to govern the whole society."

See Police, 2; Welfare.