賛成多数(さんせいたすう)

さんせいたすう
noun
majority in favor, majority approval
1. majority in favor, majority approval
A voting result where more than half of the voters are in agreement.
法案(ほうあん)が賛成多数(さんせいたすう)で可決(かけつ)された。
The bill was passed by a majority vote.
賛成多数(さんせいたすう)で決(き)まった。
It was decided by majority approval.
議案(ぎあん)は賛成多数(さんせいたすう)で採択(さいたく)された。
The proposal was adopted by a majority vote.

賛成多数(さんせいたすう) is a compound of 賛成(さんせい) (agreement, approval) + 多数(たすう) (majority). Used in voting and parliamentary contexts to indicate that more people voted in favor than against.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 賛成多数(さんせいたすう)で可決(かけつ): passed by majority vote
  • 賛成多数(さんせいたすう)で採択(さいたく): adopted by majority
  • 賛成多数(さんせいたすう)で承認(しょうにん): approved by majority

CONTRASTING TERMS:

  • 反対多数(はんたいたすう): majority opposed
  • 全会一致(ぜんかいいっち): unanimous agreement
  • 過半数(かはんすう): more than half (the threshold for majority)

REGISTER:
Formal. Used in news reports, meeting minutes, and parliamentary proceedings. In casual speech, people would say 賛成(さんせい)の方(ほう)が多(おお)かった (there were more in favor).

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Added 2026.2.3 18:58 · Revised 2026.4.3 15:54
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