majority rule

English Thesaurus

1. the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought,
definition	:	a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	democratic, popular,
definition	:	representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large (adj.all)

derivation	:	democratic, popular,
definition	:	representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large (adj.all)