n.

1. 複數；多數；多重性[U][S][（+of）]
   They had a plurality in the election but were just short of a majority.

   他們選舉中得票最多，但距半數以上還差一點。

2. 【語】複數（形式）[U]
3. 【美】（選舉中得票最多者與得票次多者的）票數差；（未達到半數的）最高得票數[S][（+of）]

n.

1. the fact or state of being plural.
2. a large number of people or things.
3. US the number of votes cast for a candidate who receives more than any other but does not receive an absolute majority.
   ▸the number by which this exceeds the number of votes cast for the candidate placed second.
4. chiefly historical another term for pluralism (in sense ³).