antimajoritarian

English

Alternative forms

  • anti-majoritarian

Etymology

From anti- +‎ majoritarian.

Adjective

antimajoritarian (not comparable)

  1. (politics) Opposing majority rule
    • 2004, Ugo M. Amoretti, Nancy Gina Bermeo, Federalism and Territorial Cleavages‎[1], →ISBN, page 10:
      Federalism itself is an antimajoritarian mechanism for, by devolving power to smaller constituencies, it places some policy issues beyond the reach of the center's majority.

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Noun

antimajoritarian (plural antimajoritarians)

  1. One who opposes majority rule.
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