See Also: majority rule(dictionary)
swathe(2)(dictionary)
swathe(1)(dictionary)
swathe 2, verb(dictionary)
swathe 1, noun(dictionary)
majority(dictionary)
Majority(law)
Majority(money)
overall majority(dictionary)
AGE OF MAJORITY(law)

swathe 2, verb (oh) and majority rule (oh)


swathe 2, verb (oh)



2 v [T usually in passive] literary
[Language: Old English; Origin: swathian]
to wrap or cover something in something
::women swathed in expensive furs
::The moon was swathed in mist.

majority rule (oh)



n [U]
a system of government in which every person in a country has the right to vote and the group which wins the most votes has power
::It took many years of struggle to establish majority rule in South Africa.