Major

British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)

A commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain

A university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject

Examples

She is a linguistics major

Greater in number or size or amount

Attribute

Bulk

Majority

Similar to

Better

Antonyms

Minor

Derivation

Majority

Examples

A major portion (a majority) of the population

A major portion of the winnings

Have as one's principal field of study

Type of

Study

Examples

She is majoring in linguistics

(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees

In category

Music

Antonyms

Minor

Examples

Major scales

The key of D major

Of full legal age

In category

Law

Jurisprudence

Antonyms

Minor

Derivation

Majority

Of greater importance or stature or rank

Antonyms

Minor

Examples

A major artist

A major role

Major highways

Of the elder of two boys with the same family name

The principal field of study of a student at a university

Greater in scope or effect

Antonyms

Minor

Examples

A major contribution

A major improvement

A major break with tradition

A major misunderstanding

Of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes

Antonyms

Minor

Examples

His major field was mathematics

Of greater seriousness or danger

Antonyms

Minor

Examples

A major earthquake

A major hurricane

A major illness