Salvador Allende, he insinuates, lacked legitimacy because he won a plurality, not a majority, of the vote.
There is a nostalgia for the Deutschmark, but not a majority in favour of a return to it.
Tsvangirai snared more votes than Mugabe in March's election but not a majority.
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Though not a majority, 33% of hiring managers surveyed said they thought mature workers have trouble taking direction from younger management.
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This was in spite of the ITU's earlier pledge that disputed issues would only be resolved by consensus and not a majority vote.
Though not a majority of the population, they have organized to defeat school budgets that increase taxes and to elect members of their own communities to the board.
Though Thailand's quirky opinion polls must be treated with caution, most predict that the PPP will win comfortably more seats than its nearest rival, the Democrats, although not a majority.
No, I mean, to be more serious, I think there's a seriousness in an effort, but in understanding that in -- I think in 2005 and 2006, even in 2007, there was not a majority yet to do this.
The logic of these groups is to show that Chavez constitutional reforms are supported by a minority and not by a majority as Chavez wants.
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That's a majority, but not such a large majority as to compel Congress to fall in line, Mr. Hart says.
Vajpayee heads a shaky coalition government that does not have a majority in Parliament.
Roberts' reasoning for either upholding or striking down the mandate may not command a majority, meaning at least five justices agree on the outcome but not the constitutional basis on which the decision sits.
Unconfirmed reports suggested that the coalition did not receive a majority of the popular vote.
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Imagine that. (Laughter.) It was not -- it was not a strong majority.
Mr Netanyahu, whose Likud-Beitenu alliance does not have a majority, has said he wants a broad coalition.
That sort of tally, together with the Social Democrats' count, would not produce a majority in parliament.
The poll also says only Baptists, Muslims and Hindus do not have a majority in favour of a change.
He does not have a majority in the Senate and is therefore dependent on the support of other parties.
What happens if he or she does not receive a majority of votes?
But even that alliance did not command a majority in parliament, so they relied on the support of Wilders' anti-Muslim party.
On this issue, Thomas has not persuaded a majority of his colleagues yet.
Moreover, even if Ms Bhutto and Mr Sharif remain in exile, the king's party may not win a majority at the polls.
The former Portuguese PM has the support of all 27 member states, but his centre-right allies in the assembly do not have a majority.
When the seats are finally allocated, Miss Megawati may not command a majority in the 500-member parliament, despite winning most of the popular vote.
To be sure, not all Malays, perhaps not even a majority of the sharia-minded, approve of the acts of boorishness committed in the name of their faith.
Friday's win in the upper house came after the regional Bahujan Samaj Party's 15 MPs voted with the government, which does not have a majority in the chamber.
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The polls suggest that the Communists may not gain a majority in the 101-seat parliament, let alone the 71 seats they won last time (enough to change the constitution).
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