Abraham Lincoln did not receive a majority of the popular vote in the eighteen sixty election.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

The majority decided that a negro was not a citizen.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

Clearly,Democrats to a much larger degree than anyone else, but still,not even a majority of Democrats think he deserves the award."

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

Although the Maoists did not win a clear majority in a hung parliament, they easily secured support from other parties.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

That was the change we chose. And it was a change that benefits the hardworking majority and not just a privileged few,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

Clearly,Democrats to a much larger degree than anyone else - but still, not even a majority of Democrats think he deserves the award."

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

A recent public opinion survey conducted by the Washington Post newspaper found that a majority of Americans say the Afghan war is not worth fighting.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

He said agriculture is not just a sector in Africa, it is a way of life, because the majority of Africans live in rural areas.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

House of Representatives Democratic majority leader Steny Hoyer told reporters Wednesday he is not yet at the point of being able to support a potential decision to send more U.S.troops to Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

Democrats outnumber Republicans in the Senate, but do not possess a majority large enough to block Republicans from using a procedural motion known as a filibuster to prevent a vote from going forward.

VOA: standard.2009.05.31

Officials here say Mitchell, the former Senate Majority Leader and Northern Ireland peace negotiator, had obtained a Syrian visa several weeks ago but did not want to make the visit until after the Lebanese election.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

"At least the question that should be put to Congress is not about troop levels and I do not think Congress right now would be very receptive, the majority of Congress, to a request for more troops,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.21