the vast majority of sth
fixed phr..fixed phr.. almost all of a group of people or things. You use this to show that only a very small number are different.
fixed phr.. a quantifier phrase used to indicate a significant preponderance, typically exceeding 80-90% of a total set.
The vast majority of students passed the exam.
The vast majority of people in this city use public transport to get to work every day.
While there were some vocal critics of the new policy, the vast majority of shareholders voted in favour of the merger during the annual meeting.
Functions as a complex determiner followed by a plural or uncountable noun.
encourage students to use 'vast' instead of just 'great' or 'big' to sound more natural in academic or professional writing; it emphasizes the scale of the majority.
the vast majority of the people lives herethe vast majority of the people live herewhen 'majority of' is followed by a plural noun, the verb must also be plural.