Meanings

  1. majority ratio, majority situation (the ratio of voting power or shares held by a majority group versus a minority)

  2. majority situation, balance of power (the distribution of seats in a parliament or committee that determines which party or coalition can govern)

  3. majority relationship (the specific numerical distribution required for legal decisions in a body)

    Die Mehrheitsverhältnisse im Aufsichtsrat machen eine Blockade der Entscheidung unmöglich.The majority ratios in the supervisory board make a blockage of the decision impossible.