What does 過半数 (kahansuu | かはんすう) mean in Japanese?

	The Japanese word
	過半数
	is pronounced
	kahansuu \| かはんすう
	means
	majority

	Examples:
	彼らは国会で過半数を制した。 karera wa kokkai de kahansū o seishi ta. They commanded a majority in the Diet.
	与党は前の選挙で過半数を占めた。 yotō wa mae no senkyo de kahansū o shime ta. The government got their majority at the last election.
	合格者の過半数は大学出身者であった。 gōkaku sha no kahansū wa daigaku jusshin sha de atta. The majority of the successful candidates were university graduates.
	大統領は投票の過半数をもって選ばれる。 daitōryō wa tōhyō no kahansū o motte eraba reru. The president shall be selected by majority vote.
	選挙では、それが誰であれ、過半数を得た候補者が当選とされる。 senkyo de wa, sore ga dare de are, kahansū o e ta kōho sha ga tōsen to sa reru. In most elections, whichever candidate gets the majority of the votes, wins the election.
	その条項は、議決はすべて過半数をもって成立すると規定している。 sono jōkō wa, giketsu wa subete kahansū o motte seiritsu suru to kitei shi te iru. The clause provides that all decisions shall be made by majority vote.
	社会党の猛烈な反対にもかかわらず、その議案は過半数で可決された。 shakaitō no mōretsu na hantai ni mo kakawara zu, sono gian wa kahansū de kaketsu sa re ta. The bill was passed by a majority, although the Socialist Party was strongly opposed to it.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org