plurality
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The socialist Salvador Allende became president after achieving a narrow 36.61% plurality in an election that saw his two opponents secure a combined 63.38% of the vote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
That the city where nearly every language and religion on earth already exists in public would somehow collapse under the weight of its own plurality?
From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026
"The naan tells a story of plurality; of cross-cultural identities co-existing in harmony," he says.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
“After having knocked thousands of doors across the state, talking about really combative issues, it’s clear that people have a plurality of opinions and thoughts,” Behn said.
From Salon • Dec. 1, 2025
The plurality of my customers are hardworking locals—truck drivers, construction workers, even housekeepers from the attached hotel—and I want them to have the closest to a “fine dining” experience that the grubby circumstances will allow.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Vocabulary lists containing plurality
U.S. Government - Middle School and High School
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Chapter 12: The Jackson Era
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Turtles All the Way Down
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