# das Mehrheitsverhältnis

das Mehrheitsverhältnis is a German noun meaning “majority ratio”. Forms: des Mehrheitsverhältnisses, die Mehrheitsverhältnisse.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Mehrheitsverhältnisses
- Plural: die Mehrheitsverhältnisse

## 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.

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