majority vs show of hands

majority

noun
  • The difference between the winning vote and the rest of the votes. 

  • Ancestors; ancestry. 

  • More than half (50%) of some group. 

  • The office held by a member of the armed forces in the rank of major. 

show of hands

noun
  • A vote in which people raise a hand in order to state their agreement with something. 

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