1. majority
Majority rule is a basic principle of democracy.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
The majority of employees
I'm convinced that today the majority of Americans want what those first Americans wanted: A better life for themselves and their children; a minimum of government authority.
My being male and white also removed huge obstacles that a majority of Americans then faced.
The vast majority of high school students I know can't read an unknown word and pronounce the letters in the right order, let alone pronounce it correctly or naturally.
Normally speaking, Chinese people consider rice to be an important food; the majority of Westerners consider fast food to be an important food.
Together, the developers may amend this constitution, provided a 3:1 majority is in agreement.
Before the conquest by the Arabians, the majority of the Persians were Zoroastrians, but there were also Jews and Christians. So, who could imagine today that Iranians have Jewish or Christian ancestors?
I don't believe that some day a majority of the world's population will speak Esperanto.
the vast majority (=nearly everyone/everything) The vast majority had never travelled outside the United States.
These are issues which did not meet with an agreement from the majority.
Nearly all siheyuans had their main buildings and gates facing south for better lighting, so a majority of hutongs run from east to west.
2. most
Most Americans like hamburgers.
Most of the plain, simple, everyday things he desires can be secured by people of average means.
Although most islands in the ocean have been mapped, the ocean floor is generally unknown.
Tom isn't your average guy. He doesn't like things most guys like and he doesn't like to do things most men enjoy doing.
Most of the time, he doesn't get to sleep before two or even three o'clock in the morning.
She was taken in by that fake gold certificate scandal and lost most of her money.
Most public places are simply not geared to people with disabilities.
In most cases, car accidents result from lack of sleep.
Most schools were designed not to transform society, but to reproduce it.
The world's greatest singers and most of its famous musicians have been fat or at least decidedly plump.
The English language is undoubtedly the easiest and at the same time the most efficient means of international communication.
Most of the Melanesians living in Papua New Guinea have very curly hair, don't they?
I like to feel sad. I know that most people try to avoid any kind of sad feeling. But I think that is wrong.
Cherry blossoms last only for a few days, a week at the most.
It will make most Americans uncomfortable if you insist on their accepting expensive gifts.