(bridge) Either of the suits of spades (♠) and hearts (♥), which rank higher than the minor suits (diamonds and clubs).

(politics) A political party with a strong influence in a country's politics.

(sports) Someone who plays in a major league

(astronomy) Any of the 8 celestial bodies which orbit the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune (a celestial body that fits the 2006 IAU definition of planet).

plural of major planet

Synonym of tyranny of the majority

(politics) A situation in which a government or other authority democratically supported by a majority of its subjects makes policies or takes actions benefiting that majority, without regard for the rights or welfare of the rest of its subjects.

plural of major premise

(US) A faction of the US Republican Party whose policies include conservatism on social and personal matters, infusing religion into the American political process.

A Major Mitchell's Cockatoo.