absolutt flertall

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

absolutt (“absolute”), from Latin absolūtus (“concluded, absolute”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“complete, finish”), from both ab- (“from, off, away from”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) + and from luō (“I untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

flertall (“majority”), from both Old Norse fleiri + and from Old Norse tal (“talk, speech, number”), from Proto-Germanic *talą (“number, speech”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /absʊˈlʉt/, /apsʊˈlʉt/ + IPA^(key): /ˈfleːʈal/, /ˈfleːʁtal/

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• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lutt‧fler‧tall

Noun

absolutt flertall n (definite singular absolutte flertallet, indefinite plural absolutte flertall, definite plural absolutte flertalla or absolutte flertallene)

1. an absolute majority (more than half of the votes cast)

Related terms

• simpelt flertall (“simple majority”)
• kvalifisert flertall (“qualified majority”)

References

• flertall “absolutt flertall” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “absolutt_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “absolutt flertall” in Store norske leksikon