garner a majority
Frequency: 5.20.5 per million words
to win more than half of the votes or support
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- The new proposal successfully garnered a majority in the city council meeting.
- A political candidate's primary goal is to garner a majority of the votes to win the election.
- The activists hope to garner a majority of public support for their environmental cause.
- Having garnered a slim majority, the new prime minister can now form a government.
- If the bill fails to garner a majority in the Senate, it will not become law.
- The CEO's plan for expansion garnered a majority of the board's approval.
- Garnering a majority of shareholder votes was the biggest hurdle for the merger.
- She managed to garner a majority of support from the undecided committee members.
- Despite fierce debate, the resolution eventually garnered a majority and was passed.
- The ruling party has consistently garnered a majority in the last three national elections.