How do you use vast majority?
Vast Majority in a Sentence 🔉
- A vast majority of the kid’s that go to my rural school live on a farm nearby.
- Because the vast majority of people in the café come for the coffee, pots of joe are always brewing.
- A vast majority of the students didn’t pass the test, so the teacher decided to reteach the material. 🔉
Is vast majority redundant?
A vast majority of comedy fans have TVs. “A majority” is idiomatic, even if it’s not quite logical. “Vast” doesn’t change that. With or without “vast,” “a majority” isn’t an error, and I’m fine with it.
What is a small minority?
A ‘small minority’ is often used in the context of a matter to indicate political, vocal organization, and strength. A vocal minority expresses their POV -as opposed to the silent majority who do not express their opinions publicly.
What is the full meaning of vast?
of very great area or extent
of very great area or extent; immense: the vast reaches of outer space. of very great size or proportions; huge; enormous: vast piles of rubble left in the wake of the war. very great in number, quantity, amount, etc.: vast sums of money.
What’s another word for vast majority?
What is another word for vast majority?
| lion’s share | bulk |
|---|---|
| predominance | brunt |
| staple | heft |
| larger number | more than half |
| chief | plurality |
What is the opposite of vast majority?
Noun. Opposite of big majority. tiny minority. small minority.
Who are considered minorities?
In the United States, for example, non-Hispanic Whites constitute the majority (63.4%) and all other racial and ethnic groups (Mexican, African Americans, Asian Americans, American Indian, and Native Hawaiians) are classified as “minorities”.
What is another word for vast majority?
What is another word for majority of people?
What is another word for majority?
| people | population |
|---|---|
| silent majority | multitude |
| plebeians | commoners |
| proletariat | crowd |
| hoi polloi | commonality |
What race is a minority?
What is another word for minorities?
In this page you can discover 31 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for minority, like: the outvoted, the-few, marginalised, less than half, ethnic-group, majority, nonage, youth, immaturity, adolescence and ethnic.
What is a good word for majority?
majority
- bulk,
- generality,
- lion’s share,
- mass,
- preponderance.
What does VAST mean?
Definition of vast (Entry 1 of 2) : very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially in extent or range vast knowledge a vast expanse. vast. noun.
Does “ vast majority” mean “vast minority”?
But in today’s contexts of social and demographic discussions, we all know that an association to the opposite is more true. So vast is apt as amplification to minority, just as it has always been amplification to majority. (Vast majority should have no demographic implications though, whereas vast minority would immediately bring that to mind .)
Do you associate minority with numerous or not numerous?
I’ve long been conditioned to associate minority with not numerous or not that significant. Because of that (which I still maintain by no means wrong), I do share your point about the conflict of terms.
Is’vast majority’apt as an amplification to minority groups?
So vast is apt as amplification to minority, just as it has always been amplification to majority. (Vast majority should have no demographic implications though, whereas vast minority would immediately bring that to mind .)