Narrow, individual interests cannot hinder the efforts of a large majority of countries.

The interests and concerns of minority groups must not be sidelined in favour of the majority.

Secondly, all important international issues should be addressed fairly and reasonably, in the interests of the overwhelming majority of Member States.

The reforms to be undertaken must, above all, satisfy the majority and serve the collective interests and common aspirations of all.

In addition, we wish to reserve our position on certain aspects included in the document that my delegation believes satisfy neither the interests of the majority of the Member States nor the interests of my country.

Secondly, Canada sincerely believes that it is not in the best interests of the United Nations and not in the best interests of the great majority of its Members to add new permanent members to the Security Council.

It can accommodate, through variable geometry, the aspirations and interests of the majority of the membership, including regional groups such as the African Union (AU).

Canada believes, as a matter of principle, that the accession of additional permanent members to the Security Council would not be in the best interests of this institution or in the long term best interests of the overwhelming majority of its Member States.

We hope that the segment relevant to non permanent representation can be appropriately developed so that it represents the interests of a large majority of Member States.

While the authorities are required to take only legitimate interests into account, this is no different from what is required in relation to majorities an accountable Government should not promote illegitimate interests of any group, whether majority or minority.

This proposal can, through variable geometry, better accommodate the aspirations and interests of the majority of the membership as well as of regional groups such as the African group.

I believe that the majority the vast majority has the right to express itself and to promote the items it considers fundamental to its interests, and the First Committee is the only body that will permit that.

The majority of the High Court held that whatever a parent's right to freedom of mobility, this must always defer to the paramount consideration of the best interests of the child.

The term majority here refers to the majority of responses.

Overall situation of the Party and the state, has a direct bearing on the long term development of the socialist cause with Chinese characteristics and the interests of the great majority of the people

Small and medium sized States, which form the great majority of Members, can articulate their diverse interests at the global level through this universal forum more effectively than in any other.

able to agree on a package that responds to the interests of the entire international community and to the legitimate concerns of the majority of countries. (A PV.8, 52 or 53, p. 19)

Absence of majority

(b) A majority of producer members or a majority of consumer members or

(b) A majority of producer members or a majority of consumer members or

No reform proposal can work that addresses only the concerns of a few countries, disregarding the interests of the majority of countries, and treats developing countries in Africa and in other parts of the world unfairly.

The majority of people.

This is in the interests of the parties, in the interests of the region, and in the interests of international peace and security.

Harmonization of the age of majority.

These disheartening results raise an important question How do politicians who are unresponsive to the interests of the vast majority of their constituents get elected and, more important, re elected, while doing the bidding mostly of the wealthiest individuals?

The second part of this argument that the interests of ordinary people have been subordinated to those of the elite must be heard and responded to. A democracy in which a majority feels neglected or exploited is not sustainable.

But there is a risk that the interests of the remaining one third of the world s people (and the majority of the small countries) will not be adequately represented as the international architecture for managing the global economy evolves.

As the majority of land conflicts have reportedly occurred between smallholders and commercial interests, it is to be hoped that the new land law will provide adequate protection for peasant farmers in securing access to land.

The majority of conflicts were characterized by the manipulation of ethnicity and religion to serve personal or narrow group interests and by the masking of the root causes that had contributed to the disintegration of public order and weakened State institutions.

Women, a majority of the workplace.

Age of majority for different purposes

No. of Parties Three fourths majority

A great majority of estates were left without a man so that women constitute the majority of the population.

Best interests of the child

Best interests of the child.

(c) Protection of local interests

Interests

Interests

Not surprisingly, that advice favoured the commercial interests of the vendors over the interests of the Organization.

It may be specified that these should be important interests , significant interests or essential interests , or that they should be interests in the application of its competition law (as in the Canada Chile agreement).

The most noteworthy was the IMF sovereign debt restructuring mechanism,29 which suggested some core features majority rule in restructuring decisions, a legal stay against claims by creditors, protection of creditors' interests, seniority of new money and a dispute resolution forum.

The veto has never allowed the consensus or majority sovereign expression of the Security Council it has served only as a way in which to block the popular will so as to protect the interests of the Power exercising the veto.

Most important, the proposal of the group of four seeks to change the structure of the Security Council a structure that is outdated and has hitherto militated against the interests of the developing countries, which constitute the majority of the Member States of the Organization.

Okay, so the great majority of us.

Democracy is the dictatorship of the majority.