Ma·jor (m  j r), John Roy Born 1943. British banker and conservative politician who served as prime minister from 1990 to 1997. During his administration he advocated privatization, anti-inflationary budget discipline, and negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland. |
| ma·jor (mjr) adj. 1. Greater than others in importance or rank: a major artist. 2. Great in scope or effect: a major improvement. 3. Great in number, size, or extent: the major portion of the population. 4. Requiring great attention or concern; very serious: a major illness. 5. Law Having attained full legal age. 6. Of or relating to the field of academic study in which a student specializes. 7. Music a. Designating a scale or mode having half steps between the third and fourth and the seventh and eighth degrees. b. Equivalent to the distance between the tonic note and the second or third or sixth or seventh degrees of a major scale or mode: a major interval. c. Based on a major scale: a major key. n. 1. a. Abbr. MAJ or Maj or Maj. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above captain and below lieutenant colonel. b. One who holds this rank. 2. One that is superior in rank, importance, or ability: an oil-producing country considered as one of the majors. 3. Law One who has reached full legal age. 4. a. A field of study chosen as an academic specialty. b. A student specializing in such studies: a linguistics major. 5. Logic a. A major premise. b. A major term. 6. Music a. A major scale, key, interval, or mode. b. A chord containing a major third between the first and second notes and a minor third between the second and third notes. 7. majors Sports The major leagues. intr.v. ma·jored, ma·jor·ing, ma·jors To pursue academic studies in a major: majoring in mathematics. [Middle English majour, from Latin m ior; see meg- in Indo-European roots.] |
major [ˈmeɪdʒə]
n
1. (Military) Military an officer immediately junior to a lieutenant colonel
2. a person who is superior in a group or class
3. (Business / Commerce) a large or important company the oil majors
4. (Music, other) (often preceded by the) Music a major key, chord, mode, or scale
5. (Social Science / Education) US, Canadian, Austral, and NZ
a. the principal field of study of a student at a university, etc. his major is sociology
b. a student who is studying a particular subject as his principal field a sociology major
6. (Law) a person who has reached the age of legal majority
7. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic a major term or premise
8. (General Sporting Terms) (plural)
the US and Canadian the major leagues
adj
1. larger in extent, number, etc. the major part
2. of greater importance or priority
3. very serious or significant a major disaster
4. main, chief, or principal
5. of, involving, or making up a majority
6. (Music, other) Music
a. (of a scale or mode) having notes separated by the interval of a whole tone, except for the third and fourth degrees, and seventh and eighth degrees, which are separated by a semitone
b. relating to or employing notes from the major scale a major key
c. (postpositive) denoting a specified key or scale as being major C major
d. denoting a chord or triad having a major third above the root
e. (in jazz) denoting a major chord with a major seventh added above the root
7. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic constituting the major term or major premise of a syllogism
8. (Social Science / Education) Chiefly US, Canadian, Austral, and NZ of or relating to a student's principal field of study at a university, etc.
9. (Social Science / Education) Brit the elder: used after a schoolboy's surname if he has one or more younger brothers in the same school Price major
10. (Law) of full legal age
11. (Music, other) (postpositive) Bell-ringing of, relating to, or denoting a method rung on eight bells
vb
(Social Science / Education) (intr; usually foll by in) US, Canadian, Austral, and NZ to do one's principal study (in a particular subject) to major in English literature
[C15 (adj): from Latin, comparative of magnus great; C17 (n, in military sense): from French, short for sergeant major]
majorship n
Major [ˈmeɪdʒə]
n
(Biographies / Major, John (1943 M, British, POLITICS: politician, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: prime minister) John. born 1943, British Conservative politician: Chancellor of the Exchequer (1989-90); prime minister (1990-97)
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  major - a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captainarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" commissioned military officer - a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps |
| 2. | Major - British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) | |
| 3. | major - a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major" | |
| 4. |  major - the principal field of study of a student at a university; "her major is linguistics"discipline, field of study, subject area, subject field, bailiwick, subject, field, study - a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" | |
| Verb | 1. | major - have as one's principal field of study; "She is majoring in linguistics" study - be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning |
| Adj. | 1. |  major - of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways"minor - of lesser importance or stature or rank; "a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads" |
| 2. | major - greater in scope or effect; "a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding" minor - lesser in scope or effect; "had minor differences"; "a minor disturbance" | |
| 3. | major - greater in number or size or amount; "a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings" minor - inferior in number or size or amount; "a minor share of the profits"; "Ursa Minor" | |
| 4. | major - of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes; "his major field was mathematics" minor - of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization | |
| 5. |  major - of a scale or mode; "major scales"; "the key of D major"music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner minor - of a scale or mode; "the minor keys"; "in B flat minor" | |
| 6. | major - of greater seriousness or danger; "a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness" minor - of lesser seriousness or danger; "suffered only minor injuries"; "some minor flooding"; "a minor tropical disturbance" | |
| 7. | major - of full legal age law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 8. | major - of the elder of two boys with the same family name; "Jones major" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom senior - older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service; "senior officer" |
major
adjective
1. important, vital, critical, significant, great, serious, radical, crucial, outstanding, grave, extensive, notable, weighty, pre-eminent Exercise has a major part to play in combating disease.
2. main, higher, greater, bigger, lead, leading, head, larger, better, chief, senior, supreme, superior, elder, uppermost We heard extracts from three of his major works.
main smaller, minor, secondary, lesser, subordinate, auxiliary
main smaller, minor, secondary, lesser, subordinate, auxiliary
3. significant, big, key, sweeping, substantial Drug abuse has long been a major problem here.
significant trivial, insignificant, unimportant, inconsequential
significant trivial, insignificant, unimportant, inconsequential
4. complicated, difficult, serious, radical The removal of a small lump turned out to be major surgery.
Translations
major [ˈmeɪdʒəʳ]
A. ADJ
1. (= large, important) [city, company] → muy importante; [change, role] → fundamental, muy importante; [factor] → clave, muy importante, fundamental; [problem] → serio, grave; [worry] → enorme; [breakthrough] → de enorme importancia
the result was a major blow to the government → el resultado fue un duro golpe para el gobierno
it is a major cause of death → causa un enorme número de muertes
to be a major factor in sth → ser un factor clave or muy importante or fundamental en algo
of major importance → de la mayor importancia
three major issues remained unresolved → quedaron sin resolver tres temas fundamentales or tres temas de enorme importancia
the major issues which affect our lives → las principales cuestiones que afectan nuestras vidas, las cuestiones de mayor importancia or más importantes que afectan nuestras vidas
nothing major has happened → no ha pasado nada de importancia
a hysterectomy is a major operation → la histerectomía es una operación seria or grave
getting him off to school is a major operation > (hum) → llevarlo al colegio es una operación a gran escala(hum)
this represents a major step forward → esto representa un enorme paso hacia delante
he is recovering after major surgery → se está recuperando de una operación seria or grave
the result was a major blow to the government → el resultado fue un duro golpe para el gobierno
it is a major cause of death → causa un enorme número de muertes
to be a major factor in sth → ser un factor clave or muy importante or fundamental en algo
of major importance → de la mayor importancia
three major issues remained unresolved → quedaron sin resolver tres temas fundamentales or tres temas de enorme importancia
the major issues which affect our lives → las principales cuestiones que afectan nuestras vidas, las cuestiones de mayor importancia or más importantes que afectan nuestras vidas
nothing major has happened → no ha pasado nada de importancia
a hysterectomy is a major operation → la histerectomía es una operación seria or grave
getting him off to school is a major operation > (hum) → llevarlo al colegio es una operación a gran escala(hum)
this represents a major step forward → esto representa un enorme paso hacia delante
he is recovering after major surgery → se está recuperando de una operación seria or grave
2. (= principal) [cities, political parties] → más importante
Brazil's major cities → las ciudades más importantes de Brasil
our major concern is the welfare of the hostages → nuestra principal preocupación es el bienestar de los rehenes
Brazil's major cities → las ciudades más importantes de Brasil
our major concern is the welfare of the hostages → nuestra principal preocupación es el bienestar de los rehenes
4. (Brit) (Scol) (o.f.) Jones Major → Jones el mayor
B. N
1. (Mil) → comandante m, mayor m (LAm)
2. (US) (Univ)
2.1. (= subject) → asignatura f principal
2.2. (= student) he's a Spanish major → estudia español como asignatura principal
C. VI to major in sth (US) (Univ) → especializarse en algo
major [ˈmeɪdʒər]
n
(MILITARY) → commandant m
adj
vi (US) to major in sth [+ subject] → se spécialiser en qch
major
major:
adj
→ Haupt-; (= of great importance) → bedeutend; cause, factor → wesentlich; incident → schwerwiegend, schwer wiegend; part, role → groß, führend; (Pol) party → groß, führend; (= of great extent) → groß; a major road → eine Hauptverkehrsstraße; a major factor in our decision/his defeat → ein wesentlicher Faktor bei unserem Entschluss/seiner Niederlage; a major poet → ein bedeutender Dichter; Sapporo, the major city on Hokkaido → Sapporo, die wichtigste Stadt auf Hokkaido; matters of major interest → Angelegenheiten pl → von großem or größerem Interesse; of major importance → von großer or größerer Bedeutung; a major operation → eine größere Operation; a major work of art → ein bedeutendes Kunstwerk
(Mus) → Dur-; major chord → Durakkord m; major key → Durtonart f; major scale → Durtonleiter f; A major → A-Dur nt; A flat major → As-Dur nt; G sharp major → Gis-Dur nt; major third → große Terz
Jenkins Major → Jenkins der Ältere
n
(Mil) → Major(in) m(f)
(Jur) to become a major → volljährig or mündig werden
vi (US) to major in French → Französisch als Hauptfach studieren, das Examen mit Französisch im Hauptfach ablegen
major:
major league
n (= US Sport) → oberste Spielklasse
major-league
adj attr (= US Sport) football, baseball etc → der obersten Spielklasse
major premise
n → erste Prämisse, Obersatz m
major [ˈmeɪdʒəʳ]
1. adj (greater, also) (Math, Mus) → maggiore; (in importance) → principale, importante; (repairs) → grosso/a, sostanziale; (disaster, loss) → grave; (interest, artist, success) → grande
a major operation (Med) → un complesso intervento chirurgico (undertaking) → un'operazione considerevole
major road → strada con diritto di precedenza
a major operation (Med) → un complesso intervento chirurgico (undertaking) → un'operazione considerevole
major road → strada con diritto di precedenza
3. vi (Am) (Univ) to major (in) → specializzarsi (in)
adj major [ˈmeidʒə]
great, or greater, in size, importance etc major and minor roads; a major discovery. groot عَظيم، كَبير، رَئيسي важен velký; větší stor; vigtig bedeutend μείζων, πολύ σημαντικός mayor, principal tähtsam اصلی merkittävä majeur גָדוֹל, חָשוּב बड़ा, मुख्य velik, važan nagyobb besar mikill, helstur, aðal-; mikilfenglegur maggiore, più importante 重要な 큰, 중요한 pagrindinis, didesnis, svarbesnis lielākais; nozīmīgākais besar hoofd{#169}, belangrijk stor(artet), hoved-, viktig główny, większy principal mare, major больший; главный; крупный veľký; väčší pomemben; pomembnejši glavni större, betydande สำคัญมาก büyük 重要的 більший; важливіший بڑا، اہم chủ yếu; lớn 重要的
n
1 (often abbreviated toMaj.when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel. majoor رائِد: رُتْبَه عَسْكَرِيَّه майор major major der Major ταγματάρχης comandante major درجه سرگردی قدیم majuri commandant/-ante רַב-סֶרֶן मेजर major, bojnik őrnagy mayor majór maggiore 陸軍少佐 육군 소령 majoras majors mejar majoor major major major maior майор major major major major พันโทหรือนาวาโท binbaşı 少校 майор لیفٹننٹ کرنل سے نیچے کا افسر thiếu tá 少校
2 (American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university a major in physics; Her major is psychology. hoofvak المَوضوع الرَّئيسي في التَّخَصُّص специалност hlavní zaměření (studia) hovedfag das Hauptfach ειδίκευση (π.χ. στο κολέγιο) asignatura principal, especialidad peaaine, eriala رشته matière principale מִקצוֹעַ רָאשִי मुख्य, प्रमुख विषय glavni predmet főtantárgy, szaktárgy mata pelajaran pokok (materia principale scelta all'università) 専攻科目 전공 pagrindinis specializacijos dalykas studiju specializācijas priekšmets mata pelajaran utama hoofdvak hovedfag i et studium główny kierunek studiów основной предмет специализации hlavný študijný odbor, špecializácia glavni predmet glavni predmet huvudämne วิชาเอก ana dal, mezun olunan dal 主修，專業 спеціалізація, профілююча дисципліна طالب علم کا انتخاب کردہ خصوصی مطالعے کا مضمون chuyên đề 主修，专业
v
(within) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university She is majoring in philosophy. jou hoofvak is يَتَخَصَّص في موضوع رئيسي специализирам specializovat se have ... som hovedfag auf das Hauptfach spezielisieren παίρνω ειδίκευση (π.χ. στο κολέγιο) especializarse en peaainena õppima, eriala õppima درس خواندن se spécialiser en לִלמוֹד כְּמִקצוֹעַ רָאשִי मुख्य विषय की पढ़ाई करना specijalizirati főtantárgynak választ mempelajari sesuatu sebagai mata pelajaran pokok (studiare come materia principale all'università) 専攻する 전공하다 specializuotis specializēties studiju priekšmetā major als hoofdvak studeren ta som hovedfag studiować (jako glówny kierunek) специализироваться špecializovať sa (na), zvoliť si ako hlavný odbor (čo) imeti za glavni predmet studirati kao glavni predmet läsa som huvudämne เรียนเอก belirtilen dalda eğitim görmek 主修 спеціалізуватися کسی مضمون کا خصوصی مطالعہ کرنا chuyên về (môn gì đó) 主修
n maˈjority [məˈdʒo-]
1 the greater number the majority of people. meerderheid, meeste الأكثَرِيَّه мнозинство většina flertal; majoritet die Mehrheit πλειοψηφία mayoría enamik اکثریت valtaosa majorité רוֹב अधिकतर većina többség mayoritas meirihluti maggioranza 大多数 대다수, 대부분 dauguma, didesnioji dalis vairākums majoriti meerderheid flertall, de fleste większość maioria majoritate большая часть väčšina večina većina majoritet ส่วนใหญ่ çoğunluk 大多數 більшість اکثریت đa số 大多数
2 the difference between a greater and a smaller number The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes. meerderheid أغْلَبيَّه разлика většina flertal die Mehrheit πλειοψηφία mayoría ülekaal, enamus اکثریت enemmistö majorité רוֹב अधिक većina többség selisih meirihluti; yfirburðir maggioranza 票差 득표차 dauguma vairākums, pārsvars beza meerderheid flertall większość maioria majoritate большинство väčšina večina većina majoritet, röstövervikt เสียงข้างมาก oy çokluğu 得票之差 більшість بیشتر اور کمتر کے بیچ کا فرق được đa số phiếu 得票之差
n major-ˈgeneral
(often abbreviated toMaj.-Gen.when written) in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below lieutenant-general. majoor-generaal لِواء: رُتْبَه عَسْكَرِيَّه майор-генерал generálmajor generalmajor der Generalmajor υποστράτηγος general de división kindralmajor سر لشگر kenraalimajuri général/-ale de division אַלוּף मेजर जनरल general bojnik vezérőrnagy mayor jenderal undirhershöfðingi maggior generale 陸軍少将 육군 소장 generolas majoras ģenerālmajors mejar jeneral generaal{#169}majoor generalmajor generał-major (odp. generała dywizji) general генерал-майор generálmajor general major major-general generalmajor พลตรี tümgeneral 陸軍少將 генерал-майор لیفٹننٹ جنرل سے نیچے کا عہدہ thiếu tướng 陆军少将
the age of majority
legal adulthood (in Britain, eighteen years of age) He has not yet reached the age of majority. meerderjarigheid سِن الرُّشْد пълнолетие zletilost myndighedsalder die Volljährigkeit ενηλικίωση mayoría de edad täisiga سن بلوغ täysi-ikäisyys majorité בָּגרוּת वयस्कता की आयु punoljetnost nagykorúság tingkat dewasa lögræðisaldur maggiore età 成年 (법률상의) 성인 pilnametystė pilngadība cukup umur meerderjarigheid myndighetsalder pełnoletność maioridade majorat совершеннолетие plnoletosť polnoletnost punoletstvo myndighetsålder อายุที่บรรลุนิติภาวะ yasal yetişkinlik 成年 повноліття سن بالغ tuổi thành niên 成年
Major → أساسي hlavní stor bedeutend μείζων muy importante tärkein majeur veći importante 大きい方の 중요한 groot betydelig główny principal основной större ส่วนมาก büyük chủ yếu 主要的
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