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MAJORITY RULE — MAJORITY RULE, deciding a matter according to the majority opinion. In the field of the halakhah this rule is applied in three principal instances: (a) determination of the binding law according to (the view of) the majority of halakhic scholars; … Encyclopedia of Judaism
majority rule — ► NOUN ▪ the principle that the greater number should exercise greater power … English terms dictionary
majority rule — noun Date: 1848 a political principle providing that a majority usually constituted by fifty percent plus one of an organized group will have the power to make decisions binding upon the whole … New Collegiate Dictionary
majority rule — noun the principle that the greater number should exercise greater power … English new terms dictionary
rule — 1 n 1 a: a prescribed guide for conduct or action b: a regulating principle or precept 2 a: an order or directive issued by a court in a particular proceeding esp. upon petition of a party to the proceeding that commands an officer or party to… … Law dictionary
majority — Full age; legal age; age at which a person is no longer a minor. The age at which, by law, a person is capable of being legally responsible for all his or her acts (e.g. contractual obligations), and is entitled to the management of his or her… … Black's law dictionary
majority — Full age; legal age; age at which a person is no longer a minor. The age at which, by law, a person is capable of being legally responsible for all his or her acts (e.g. contractual obligations), and is entitled to the management of his or her… … Black's law dictionary
majority — n. (pl. ies) 1 (usu. foll. by of) the greater number or part. Usage: Strictly used only with countable nouns, e.g. a majority of people, and not with mass nouns, e.g. a majority of the work. 2 Polit. a the number by which the votes cast for one… … Useful english dictionary
Rule of St. Benedict — • Lengthy article on the text of the Rule and its composition, some analysis, and practical application Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rule of St. Benedict Rule of St. Benedict … Catholic encyclopedia
rule — I n. regulation principle 1) to establish, lay down, make (the) rules 2) to formulate a rule 3) to adopt a rule 4) to apply, enforce a rule 5) to obey, observe a rule 6) to break, violate a rule 7) to bend, stretch a rule 8) to rescind, revoke a… … Combinatory dictionary
two-thirds rule — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : a political principle requiring that two thirds rather than a simple majority of the members of a politically organized group must concur in order to exercise the power to make decisions binding upon the whole group compare… … Useful english dictionary
