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overwhelming
Adjective
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If evidence or numbers are overwhelming they are far more than needed.
The police believed their evidence against Curtis was overwhelming.
The overwhelming majority of Muslims disagree with that idea.
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If you feel that something is overwhelming you feel that it is too much for you.
Parts of this job are probably very overwhelming for him.
The music gave me a sense of overwhelming joy and love.
majority
Noun
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The biggest of several groups of people or things.
The majority vote will win.
The majority of my classmates are not married, but they are dating someone.
Most of the people in this city are white. The white majority outnumbers the black minority.
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More than half, also called a true majority.
A true majority of votes is needed to change the results of the last vote.