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ma-jes-tic /mə'dʒestɪk/ adj apprec having or showing majesty; STATELY →'ally /kli/ adv: The great ship sailed slowly and majestically into harbour.
maj-es-ty /'mædʒəsti/ n [U] apprec a powerful quality that causes great admiration; GRANDEUR: the snow-covered mountains in all their majesty
Majesty n Your/Her/His Majesty a title of respect for a king or queen. The official way to talk about the British Queen is to call her Her Majesty or Her Majesty the Queen: The Prime Minister is here to see you, Your Majesty. | Her Majesty will be visiting South Africa next year.
ma-jor¹ /'meɪdʒər/ adj 1 greater when compared with others in size, number, importance, or seriousness: The car needs major repairs. | Shipbuilding used to be one of our major industries. | a major modern writer | He's going in for major surgery today. | The company's problems are fairly major. → opposite MINOR 2 being or based on a musical SCALE on which there are SEMITONES between the third and fourth and the seventh and eighth notes: in a major key | [after n] a symphony in D major 3 [after n] BrE old use being the older of two boys of the same name at the same school: Smith major → opposite MINOR
Neither major nor minor is used in comparisons with than. Superior, inferior, senior and junior can be used in comparisons, but they are followed by to not than: This restaurant is superior to the one we usually go to. | She is senior to everyone else in the company.
major² n 1 an officer of middle rank in the British or US army or MARINES of the US airforce → see also DRUM MAJOR; see TABLE 3 2 especially AmE (a student studying) a chief or special subject at a university: She's a history major. | Her major is history. → see also MAJOR in; see Feature on page A13 3 law a person who has reached the age (now 18 in Britain and the US) at which they are fully responsible in law for their actions → compare MINOR²
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major in sthg. phr v [T] especially AmE to study as the chief subject(s) when doing a university degree: He's majoring in French. → see also MAJOR²
Major, John (1943–) a British politician in the Conservative Party, who became Prime Minister after Margaret Thatcher was forced to leave this position in 1990, and was then elected in 1992. During his period as leader, which ended after his party lost the election in 1997, he had the difficult job of trying to settle disagreements in his party about the UK's position in the European Union. He was thought of by many people as a pleasant man, but rather 'grey' (=boring).
Ma-jor-ca /mə'jɔːkə, -'dʒɔː-||-'ɔːr-/ a Spanish island in the west Mediterranean Sea, the largest of the BALEARIC ISLANDS, which is very popular with tourists. In the UK, it is often thought of as a place where many people go for inexpensive holidays. Some British people think that parts of the island have been spoiled, because there are too many new buildings and places of entertainment for tourists.
ma-jor-do-mo /ˌmeɪdʒə'dəʊməʊ||-dʒər-/ n pl. -mos (especially in former times) a person in charge of the servants in a large house, especially in Spain or Italy
ma-jor-ette /ˌmeɪdʒə'ret/ also drum majorette n one of a group of girls who wear brightly coloured uniforms including a short skirt and march in public PROCESSIONS with musical bands. They have sticks in their hands which they move in time to the music. Sometimes one girl marches alone in front of the band.
,major 'general n an officer of high rank in the British or US army or the US airforce → see TABLE 3
ma-jor-i-ty /mə'dʒɒrɪti||mə'dʒɔ-, mə'dʒɑː-/ n 1 [S(of)+sing./ pl. v] the larger number or amount, especially of people; most: The majority of doctors agree that smoking is extremely harmful to health. | A majority voted in favour of the proposal. | In the vast majority of cases, this is a very successful operation. | It was a majority decision. (=more people agreed with it than disagreed) | The majority party in parliament forms the government. | At the meeting, young people were in the majority. 2 [C usually sing.] the difference in number between a large and a smaller group: He won by an overwhelming (=very large) majority/by a narrow (=very small) majority/by a majority of 900 votes. 3 [U] law the age when one becomes a legally responsible adult → opposite MINORITY
ma'jority ,leader n in the US political system, the politician who is the leader of the party with the most elected members. There is a majority leader in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. → compare MINORITY LEADER
ma'jority 'rule n [U] a system of government in which every person in a country has the right to vote and the group which wins the most votes has power: It took many years of struggle to establish majority rule in South Africa.
'major-league adj 1 connected with the Major Leagues: playing major-league baseball 2 especially AmE important or influential: a major-league player in California politics
,Major 'Leagues, the also the Majors the group of teams that play professional BASEBALL in the US → see Cultural Note at BASEBALL
,major 'suit n (in the card game BRIDGE) either HEARTS or SPADES which have a higher value than the MINOR SUITS
Ma-kar-i-os III, Archbishop /ˌmækərɪɒs ə 'ɜːrd||-əs ðə 'ːrst/ (1913–77) a religious leader, politician, and the first President of Cyprus. He led the movement which brought the island's independence from Britain in 1960.
make¹ /meɪk/ v made /meɪd/ TO PRODUCE SOMETHING 1 [T(from, of, out of)] to produce by work or action; cause to exist: She made a cake. | Did you make this dress or buy it? | The children are making a lot of noise. | He's always making trouble. | Parliament makes laws. | 'I haven't got time to do it.' 'Well, you must make time.' | He made a shelter from some branches and leaves. | The table is made of wood. | I'm going to make a skirt out of this material. | This car was made in Japan. | [obj](d)] Will you make me a cup of coffee? | [+obj](d)+for] Will you make a cup of coffee for me? | (fig.) This is his first real challenge; now we'll see what he's (really) made of. (=see if he is brave, has a strong character etc) | (fig.) No, I won't buy you a new coat – I'm not made of money you know! → see USAGE TO PERFORM AN ACTION 2 [T] (used with nouns, often instead of a related verb, to show the doing of an action) to perform the actions connected with: to make a decision (=to decide) | We made an important discovery. (=we discovered something important.) | to make an effort/a request | I think you've made a mistake here. | She made an offer of £10 for it. | The President is determined not to make any concessions to the terrorists TO CAUSE TO BE OR CAUSE TO DO SOMETHING 3 [T] to put into a certain state, position etc; cause to be: [+obj+adj] Eating the unripe apples made him ill. | The decision made her very unpopular with the staff. | We made the house more secure by putting locks on the windows. | [+obj+v-ed] He shouted to make himself heard across the room. | [+obj+n] They have made her (a) director. | She has been made (a) director. | The Navy has made a man of him. → see also make a fool of oneself (FOOL¹) 4 [T+obj+to-v] to force or cause (a person to do something or a thing to happen): The pain made him cry out. | If you won't do it willingly, I'll make you do it. | Don't make me laugh. | Can't you make that dog stand still? | They made her wait. | She was made to wait for hours. | The extra cargo made the ship sink. → see CAUSE (USAGE) 5 [T+obj+v-ing] to represent as being, doing, happening etc; cause to appear as: This photograph makes her look very young. | The shiny new office block makes our offices look rather drab. | In the film, the battle is made to take place in the winter: TO REACH OR GAIN SOMETHING 6 [T infml] to arrive at or reach: We made the station in time to catch the train. | The story made (=was printed in) all the papers. | I'm afraid I won't be able to make your party/to make it to your party. | If I don't make it (=arrive) by half past ten, assume I'm not coming. 7 [T] to earn, gain, or get: She makes a lot of money/£100 a week. | He makes a living by repairing cars. | The company has made a loss this year. | I see you've made a new friend. | [+obj](i)+obj](d)] His ruthless behaviour made him many enemies. 8 [T] to calculate (and get as a result): He added up the figures and made a different answer from the one I got. | [+obj+n] I make that £13.15 altogether. | What time do you make it?: TO BE OR AMOUNT TO 9 [L+n] to be when added together: Two and two make four. 10 [L+n] to be counted as (first, second etc): This makes our third party this month. | That makes four who want to go. 11 [L+(obj)+n] to have the