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tyranny of the majority 

Tyranny of the Majority: a slang phrase used to describe democracy by people who insist that tyranny of the minority is better.
A system where people are allowed to choose their leaders, with one person being allowed to cast one vote, is tyranny of the majority.

Trump earned both, his own votes, and the majority of Biden's 

Few people who voted for Biden actually LIKE Biden and want him to be president, they just voted against Trump. Most Trump voters actually wanted him to be re-elected.
Trump earned both, his own votes, and the majority of Biden's, you don't like Biden at all, admit it.

Tyranny of the majority 

Person 1; We should abolish the Electoral College!
Person2; NoOoO! That would give high population areas more power, that's tyranny of the majority!
Person1; . . .bruh

You have to ignore the majority of people 

Unless they agree with me and then it should entirely dictate what the president does.
Hym "And I think this because I'm a super smart guy and should definitely have a say in other people's lives. You see, you have to ignore the majority of people because... You know, reason."

Tyranny of the Majority 

Democracies, particularly direct democracies, are criticized by some for arguably developing “tyrannies of the majority,” where dominating political forces would successfully vote against the interests and rights of political minorities.
A bill of rights safeguards individual rights from being voted away by a tyranny of the majority.

Majority Of The Half 

A decision making tool that can be used to facilitate a prompt time-boxed decision. The majority of the half is 25% or greater in any decision process.


Dan 10/16/2005: Unfortunately, the MajorityOfTheHalf is only applicable to binary decisions.
To be explicit here's a matrix:

Group Size Majority Of The Half
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
9 3
10 3