1. (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes); [syn: plurality, relative majority]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
relative majority
n 1: (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of
votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest
number (but less that half of the votes) [syn: plurality,
relative majority]